GHSA-r4q3-7g4q-x89m
GitHub Security Advisory
Spring Framework server Web DoS Vulnerability
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HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
In Spring Framework versions 6.0.15 and 6.1.2, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:
* the application uses Spring MVC
* Spring Security 6.1.6+ or 6.2.1+ is on the classpath
Typically, Spring Boot applications need the org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security dependencies to meet all conditions.
Affected Packages
Maven
org.springframework:spring-core
Affected versions:
6.1.2
(fixed in 6.1.3)
Maven
org.springframework:spring-core
Affected versions:
6.0.15
(fixed in 6.0.16)
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: September 19, 2025 6:29 AM
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