CVE-2024-38809 (Medium) detected in spring-web-5.3.21.jar

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CVE-2024-38809 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-5.3.21.jar

Spring Web

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.3.21/spring-web-5.3.21.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.7.1.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-json-2.7.1.jar - :x: **spring-web-5.3.21.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8a2669e83afffcbb3acf1a84bedb598475d34e41

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Spring Framework is vulnerable DoS via conditional HTTP request. Applications that parse ETags from "If-Match" or "If-None-Match" request headers are vulnerable to Denial of Service attack. All versions before 5.3.38, 6.0.23 and 6.1.12 are affected.

Publish Date: 2024-06-20

URL: CVE-2024-38809

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - 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-2024-38809

Release Date: 2024-06-20

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 5.3.38

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 3.0.0

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