Description

EndpointRequest.to() creates a matcher for null/** if the actuator endpoint, for which the EndpointRequest has been created, is disabled or not exposed.

Your application may be affected by this if all the following conditions are met:

* You use Spring Security
* EndpointRequest.to() has been used in a Spring Security chain configuration
* The endpoint which EndpointRequest references is disabled or not exposed via web
* Your application handles requests to /null and this path needs protection

You are not affected if any of the following is true:

* You don't use Spring Security
* You don't use EndpointRequest.to()
* The endpoint which EndpointRequest.to() refers to is enabled and is exposed
* Your application does not handle requests to /null or this path does not need protection

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-22235

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor: Spring

Product: Spring Boot

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 20.6% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-07 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22235
https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22235

Timeline