CVE-2024-38808
CVE-2024-38808: Spring Expression DoS Vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 4.3
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.57 % · percentile 47 (2026-10-28)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
Advisories
- GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww — Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-2544
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-38808
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0002 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0215 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu Gemfire · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0844 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SAP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0689 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Spring Framework · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.3.0 < 5.3.39cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring Framework | affected 5.3.0 < 5.3.39, 6.0+ |
References
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |