Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections (Spring Spring Data REST)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.31 % · percentile 23 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Spring Data REST's JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) implementation does not apply the write-access filter to intermediate path segments when resolving a multi-segment JSON Pointer. Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 — Spring Data REST has Improper Access Control in its JSON Patch Implementation
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35905
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-41728
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.7.0 < 3.7.20cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.3.0 < 4.3.17cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.4.0 < 4.4.15cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.5.0 < 4.5.11.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring Data REST | affected 3.7.0 < 3.7.20 ; affected 4.3.0 < 4.3.17 ; affected 4.4.0 < 4.4.15 ; affected 4.5.0 < 4.5.11.1 ; affected 5.0.0 < 5.0.5.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |