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Spring Framework < 5.3.39 Spring Expression DoS (CVE-2024-38808)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206150

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host contains a Spring Framework version prior to 5.3.39. It is, therefore, affected by a Spring expression DoS vulnerability:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2024-38808)

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 5.3.39 or 6.0 or later.

See Also

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206150

File Name: spring_CVE-2024-38808.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/23/2024

Updated: 8/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pivotal_software:spring_framework

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38808

IAVA: 2024-A-0503