CVE-2023-34055 (Medium) detected in spring-boot-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2023-34055 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-boot-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar

Spring Boot

Library home page: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar - :x: **spring-boot-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 358354f77c0c9395d4dbc4a56c63694f1e20d67f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: * the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux * org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath

Publish Date: 2023-11-28

URL: CVE-2023-34055

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34055

Release Date: 2023-11-28

Fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot): 2.7.18

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator): 2.7.18

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