Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Spring Framework vulnerable to denial of service via specially crafted SpEL expression In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	libspring-java	=4.3.30-1 \|\| =4.3.30-2 \|\| =4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
debian 12	libspring-java	=4.3.30-2 \|\| =4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
debian 14	libspring-java	=4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
maven	org.springframework:spring-expression	>=6.0.0 <6.0.7 \|\| >=5.3.0 <5.3.26 \|\| >=0 <5.2.23.release	6.0.7, 5.3.26, 5.2.23.release
debian 13	libspring-java	=4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
maven	org.springframework:spring-core	>=0 <5.2.23.release \|\| >=5.3.0 <5.3.26 \|\| >=6.0.0 <6.0.7	5.3.26, 6.0.7, 5.2.23.release

Aliases

1. CVE-2023-208612. NVD-2023-208613. OSV-DEBIAN-2023-208614. OSV-2023-208615. GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr56. GCVE-2023-208617. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2023-208618. SPRING-cve-2023-20861

References

1. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd12. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f3. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe54. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-00075. https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861

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