CVE-2024-38808

CWE-770 — Allocation without LimitsCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Spring Spring FrameworkVmware Spring Framework
Timeline
PublishedAug 20
Latest updateOct 15

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5spring/spring_framework5.3.0 — 5.3.39, 6.0+
▶NVDvmware/spring_framework5.3.0 — 5.3.39

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service↗2024-08-20
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OSV
Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service↗2024-08-20
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OSV
CVE-2024-38808: In Spring Framework versions 5↗2024-08-20
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CVEList
CVE-2024-38808: Spring Expression DoS Vulnerability↗2024-08-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Retail Applications Risk Matrix: Internal Operations (Spring Framework) — CVE-2024-38808↗2024-10-15
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Red Hat
spring-expression: Denial of service when processing a specially crafted Spring Expression Language expression↗2024-08-20
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Debian
CVE-2024-38808: libspring-java - In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it i...↗2024
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