# CVE-2021-22113: Applications using the “Sensitive Headers” functionality in Spring Cloud Netflix Zuul 2.2.6.RELEASE and below may be vulnerable to bypassing

- Also known as: GHSA-VWPG-F6GW-RJVF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.7
- Published: 2021-02-23 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a Spring Cloud Netflix Zuul: version range not reported
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflix-zuul (Maven): fixed in 2.2.7

## Description

Applications using the “Sensitive Headers” functionality in Spring Cloud Netflix Zuul 2.2.6.RELEASE and below may be vulnerable to bypassing the “Sensitive Headers” restriction when executing requests with specially constructed URLs. Applications that use Spring Security's StrictHttpFirewall (enabled by default for all URLs) are not affected by the vulnerability, as they reject requests that allow bypassing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.7) per the references below.
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## References

- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22113

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