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Spring Framework < 5.2.23 / 5.3.x < 5.3.26 / 6.0.x < 6.0.7 DoS (CVE-2023-20861)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175103

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Synopsis

The remote host contains a web application framework that is affected by denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host contains a Spring Framework version is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. It is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Spring Framework version 5.2.23 or 5.3.26, 6.0.7 or later.

See Also

https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175103

File Name: spring_CVE-2023-20861.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/4/2023

Updated: 10/7/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20861

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pivotal_software:spring_framework

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20861