CVE-2024-38808 (GCVE-0-2024-38808)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-20 07:12 – Updated: 2024-10-30 18:41
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Title
CVE-2024-38808: Spring Expression DoS Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-20 13:48 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 226 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Framework Affected: 5.3.0 , < 5.3.39, 6.0+ (5.3.396.0)
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Date Public
2024-08-14 07:08
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