CVE-2024-38809 (Medium) detected in spring-web-5.3.14.jar

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CVE-2024-38809 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-5.3.14.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /src/examples/JavaSpring/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.3.14/spring-web-5.3.14.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.6.2.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.6.2.jar
    • ❌ spring-web-5.3.14.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 65d823526ff5e577818e96e962ef7b7fa50ec76a

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Applications that parse ETags from "If-Match" or "If-None-Match" request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack.
Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on "If-Match" and "If-None-Match" headers, e.g. through a Filter.

Publish Date: 2024-09-27

URL: CVE-2024-38809

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809

Release Date: 2024-09-27

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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