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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-20863 EUVD-2023-1417GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8

Spring Framework vulnerable to denial of service

Published Apr 13, 2023 · Updated Feb 7, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Description

In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Spring Framework Spring framework versions 5.2.x.release prior to 5.2.24.release+, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.27+, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.8+ and older unsupported versions —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libspring-java No fix yet —
Debian 13 libspring-java No fix yet —
Debian 12 libspring-java No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 libspring-java No fix yet —
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libspring-java No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.springframework:spring-expression >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.8 6.0.8 GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
Maven org.springframework:spring-expression >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.27 5.3.27 GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
Maven org.springframework:spring-expression < 5.2.24.RELEASE 5.2.24.RELEASE GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8

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