CVE-2021-23258

Spring SPEL Expression Language Injection

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Published Dec 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Authenticated users with Administrator or Developer roles may execute OS commands by SPEL Expression in Spring beans. SPEL Expression does not have security restrictions, which will cause attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely (RCE).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Crafter Software

Crafter CMS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1`	affected	< 3.1.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:craftercms:crafter_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10357	Authenticated users with Administrator or Developer roles may execute OS commands by SPEL Expression in Spring beans. SPEL Expression does not have security restrictions, which will cause attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely (RCE).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.727% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.craftercms.org/en/3.1/security/advisory.html#cv-2021120101

History

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Subscriptions

Craftercms Crafter Cms

Weaknesses

CWE-913

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: crafter
Published: Dec 2, 2021, 3:40 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:02 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 2, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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