CVE-2024-38808 (Medium) detected in spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

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CVE-2024-38808 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

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-expression/5.3.29/44ac795a057c4a6360063801c54a2d148e5a2808/spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - jenkins-core-2.426.3.jar (Root Library) - spring-security-web-5.8.7.jar - :x: **spring-expression-5.3.29.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-08-20

URL: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

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: Low

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808

Release Date: 2024-08-20

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression:5.3.39

[prudhvigodithi]

Adding @zelinh to please take a look.

[zelinh]

https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build/issues/4980#issuecomment-2319094114

[zelinh]

After researching, we can't upgrade spring libraries without upgrading jenkins core version and potential JDK upgrade. Explicitly upgrading will cause compatibility issue.