GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-08-20 09:30
Modified
2025-06-18 17:46
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
5.1 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service
Details

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. Older, unsupported versions are also affected.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true:

  • The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework:spring-expression"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.3.39"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-38808"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-08-20T20:03:25Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-20T08:15:05Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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. Older, unsupported versions are also affected.\n\nSpecifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true:\n\n  *  The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.",
  "id": "GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww",
  "modified": "2025-06-18T17:46:28Z",
  "published": "2024-08-20T09:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38808"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/26f2dad388499faecf99e75b8856788e95d8d658"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f44d13cb7816e586b86c02421af4f5498391111c"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service"
}


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