CVE-2022-31691 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Spring Tools 4 for Eclipse (version 4.16.0 and below) and several VSCode extensions (version 1.39.0 and below), including Spring Boot Tools and Concourse CI Pipeline Editor. The vulnerability stems from the Snakeyaml library used for YAML editing, which can be manipulated to execute arbitrary code under specific conditions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score indicates a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, < 1.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:bosh_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, < 1.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloudfoundry_manifest_yml_support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, < 1.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:concourse_ci_pipeline_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, < 1.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_tools:*:*:*:*:*:eclipse:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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