CVE-2024-38808 | BDVDB-2026-246142 Detail

SpringSpring Framework

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-08-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-10-30Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-08-20
Last modified: 2024-10-30

Vendor information

Vendor: Spring
Product: Spring Framework

All Spring vulnerabilities

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 47.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 5.3.0 and < 5.3.39, 6.0+
Fixed
5.3.39, 6.0+

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).