CVE-2024-38808

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-770

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 20, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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