ubuntu-cve-2024-38808
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-08-20 08:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:10
Summary
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. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"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. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38808",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:10:21Z",
"published": "2024-08-20T08:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38808"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38808"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"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": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2024-38808"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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