CVE-2024-38808 (Medium) detected in spring-expression-5.3.14.jar

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CVE-2024-38808 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.3.14.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /src/examples/JavaSpring/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.3.14/spring-expression-5.3.14.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-2.6.2.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-2.6.2.jar
    • spring-context-5.3.14.jar
      • ❌ spring-expression-5.3.14.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9f77708e72b991e3017aa5d983141ab65f412ffd

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability 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.
  Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2024-08-20

URL: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

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

Release Date: 2024-08-20

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-expression): 5.3.39

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter): 3.0.0

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