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CVE-2024-38808

MEDIUM
Published 2024-08-20T07:12:44.736Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
4.3
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.535
Higher than 53.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Spring

Spring Framework

Affected Versions:

5.3.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE

Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service

GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww

Advisory 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. Older, unsupported versions are also affected. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.

Affected Packages

Maven org.springframework:spring-expression
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.3.39

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38808
WEB https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/26f2dad388499faecf99e75b8856788e95d8d658
WEB https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f44d13cb7816e586b86c02421af4f5498391111c
PACKAGE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0002
WEB https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: August 20, 2024, Modified: June 18, 2025

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808
Published: 2024-08-20T07:12:44.736Z
Last Modified: 2024-10-30T18:41:27.943Z
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