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CVE-2023-34055 (GCVE-0-2023-34055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-28 08:27 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:55
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Title
Spring Boot server Web Observations DoS Vulnerability
Summary
In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: * the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux * org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Boot Affected: 2.7.0 , < 2.7.18 (2.7.18)
Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.0.13 (3.0.13)
Affected: 3.1.0 , < 3.1.6 (3.1.6)
Affected: older unsupported versions
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