QID 379304

Date Published: 2024-02-15

QID 379304: Spring Framework Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability

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.

Affected Versions:
Spring Framework versions 6.0.15 and 6.1.2

QID Detection: (Authenticated) - Linux
This QID executes 'locate -b -e -r '^spring\-core.*\.jar$' command, 'ls -l /proc/*/fd | grep -Eo '\S+\/spring\S+jar' | uniq 2> /dev/null and checks if the spring-core-*.jar present on the system.

QID Detection: (Authenticated) - Windows
This QID checks for spring core in running processes using a WMI query.

QID Detection: (Authenticated) - MacOS
Detection logic executes locate command to check the presence of spring-core jar files on a system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to latest version of spring framework. For more information, please refer to Spring Security Advisory
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 379304

    CVE-2024-22233 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2024-22233 URL Logo spring.io/security/cve-2024-22233/
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