CVE-2022-23463

Name: CVE-2022-23463
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-09-24T05:15:08.61+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.73%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23463 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Nepxion Discovery is a solution for Spring Cloud. Discover is vulnerable to SpEL Injection in discovery-commons. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Nepxion Discovery is a solution for Spring Cloud. Discover is vulnerable to SpEL Injection in discovery-commons. DiscoveryExpressionResolver’s eval method is evaluating expression with a StandardEvaluationContext, allowing the expression to reach and interact with Java classes such as java.lang.Runtime, leading to Remote Code Execution. There is no patch available for this issue at time of publication. There are no known workarounds.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.73%

74.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-917

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nepxion	Discovery	<= 6.16.2

References

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-033_GHSL-2022-034_Discovery/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-033_GHSL-2022-034_Discovery/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 24, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-23463?

How severe is CVE-2022-23463?

CVE-2022-23463 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23463?

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Source: NVD / NIST