Authorization Rules May Not Work Properly Due to Locale-Dependent Exceptions in Java
CVE-2024-38827

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Spring By Vmware Tanzu

Status
Spring Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 December 2024

What is CVE-2024-38827?

The usage of String.toLowerCase()Ā and String.toUpperCase()Ā has some LocaleĀ dependent exceptions that could potentially result in authorization rules not working properly.

Affected Version(s)

Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.13, 5.8.0 - 5.8.15, 6.0.0 - 6.0.13, 6.1.0 - 6.1.11, 6.2.0 - 6.2.7, 6.3.0 - 6.3.4, Older unsupported versions are also affected

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38827

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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