CVE-2021-37694
Code injection issue for java-spring-cloud-stream-template
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template generates a Spring Cloud Stream (SCSt) microservice. In versions prior to 0.7.0 arbitrary code injection was possible when an attacker controls the AsyncAPI document. An example is provided in GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp. There are no mitigations available and all users are advised to update.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.7
Code injection issue for java-spring-cloud-stream-template
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template generates a Spring Cloud Stream (SCSt) microservice. In versions prior to 0.7.0 arbitrary code injection was possible when an attacker controls the AsyncAPI document. An example is provided in GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp. There are no mitigations available and all users are advised to update.
- Record
CVE-2021-37694- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1933
8.7
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template generates a Spring Cloud Stream (SCSt) microservice. In versions prior to 0.7.0 arbitrary code injection was possible when an attacker controls the AsyncAPI document. An example is provided in GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp. There are no mitigations available and all users are advised to update.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1933- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp
8.7
Code injection issue for java-spring-cloud-stream-template
The following was initially reported by @jonaslagoni:
Given the following command:
ag ./dummy.json @asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template --force-write --output ./output
With the following AsyncAPI document:
{
"asyncapi": "2.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Streetlight",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"defaultContentType": "json",
"channels": {
"security/audit/channel": {
"description": "Channel for the turn on command which should turn on the streetlight",
"parameters": {
"streetlight_id": {
"description": "The ID of the streetlight",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"publish": {
"operationId": "test() { System.out.println(\"injected\"); return test(0); }\n public Consumer<CustomClass> someothername",
"message": {
"name": "TurnonCommand",
"payload": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/CustomClass"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas" : {
"CustomClass": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prop": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
Which changes the following output:
...
@Bean
public Consumer<CustomClass> test() {
// Add business logic here.
return null;
}
...
To
...
@Bean
public Consumer<CustomClass> test() { System.out.println("injected"); return someothername(); }
public Consumer<CustomClass> someothername() {
// Add business logic here.
return null;
}
...
- Record
GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.7
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template generates a Spring Cloud Stream (SCSt) microservice. In versions prior to 0.7.0 arbitrary code injection was possible when an attacker controls the AsyncAPI document. An example is provided in GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp. There are no mitigations available and all users are advised to update.
- Record
CVE-2021-37694- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template generates a Spring Cloud Stream (SCSt) microservice. In versions prior to 0.7.0 arbitrary code injection was possible when an attacker controls the AsyncAPI document. An example is provided in GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp. There are no mitigations available and all users are advised to update.
- Record
CVE-2021-37694- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp
8.7
Code injection issue for java-spring-cloud-stream-template
The following was initially reported by @jonaslagoni:
Given the following command:
ag ./dummy.json @asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template --force-write --output ./output
With the following AsyncAPI document:
{
"asyncapi": "2.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Streetlight",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"defaultContentType": "json",
"channels": {
"security/audit/channel": {
"description": "Channel for the turn on command which should turn on the streetlight",
"parameters": {
"streetlight_id": {
"description": "The ID of the streetlight",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"publish": {
"operationId": "test() { System.out.println(\"injected\"); return test(0); }\n public Consumer<CustomClass> someothername",
"message": {
"name": "TurnonCommand",
"payload": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/CustomClass"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas" : {
"CustomClass": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"prop": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
Which changes the following output:
...
@Bean
public Consumer<CustomClass> test() {
// Add business logic here.
return null;
}
...
To
...
@Bean
public Consumer<CustomClass> test() { System.out.println("injected"); return someothername(); }
public Consumer<CustomClass> someothername() {
// Add business logic here.
return null;
}
...
- Record
GHSA-xj6r-2jpm-qvxp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-templatenpm |
through 0.6.9 | 0.7.0 |
@asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-templatenpm |
before 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-37694 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Asyncapi Java-spring-cloud-stream-template, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in @asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template 0.7.0.