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Spring Framework 5.3.x < 5.3.42 DoS (CVE-2024-38828)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211637

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 that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability where Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

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 5.3.42 or later.

See Also

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38828

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 211637

File Name: spring_CVE-2024-38828.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/20/2024

Updated: 11/20/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38828

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pivotal_software:spring_framework

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38828