CVE-2024-38819 (High) detected in spring-webmvc-5.3.19.jar

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CVE-2024-38819 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-5.3.19.jar

Spring Web MVC

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

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/5.3.19/ba2fc03a3bcc925458e1179ef88f5833fb1971d/spring-webmvc-5.3.19.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.6.7.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-webmvc-5.3.19.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2abd2a058cf352d805a06260596c11261f2e85d9

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running. This is similar to CVE-2024-38816, but with different input.

Publish Date: 2024-06-20

URL: CVE-2024-38819

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38819

Release Date: 2024-06-20

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-webmvc): 6.1.14

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 3.2.11

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