Denial of Service Vulnerability in Spring Framework by VMware
CVE-2023-20863

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Spring Framework
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2023

What is CVE-2023-20863?

The Spring Framework, developed by VMware, is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows an attacker to exploit specially crafted SpEL expressions. This may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in applications utilizing affected versions. The vulnerability affects Spring Framework versions prior to 5.2.24, 5.3.27, and 6.0.8, threatening reliability and availability. Organizations are encouraged to update to the latest versions to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

Spring Framework Spring framework versions 5.2.x.release prior to 5.2.24.release+, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.27+, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.8+ and older unsupported versions

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20863
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0015/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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