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Low · 3.1 Public exploit CVE-2024-38820 EUVD-2024-2933GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph

CVE-2024-38820: Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception

Published Oct 18, 2024 · Updated Nov 29, 2024 · Assigned by vmware

Vendor: VMware Product: Spring Package: apache-nifi Package: apache-nifi-compat Package: apache-nifi-toolkit Package: libspring-java Package: libspring-java Package: org.springframework:spring-context Package: org.springframework:spring-web Package: thingsboard Package: thingsboard-tb-js-executor Package: thingsboard-tb-mqtt-transport Package: thingsboard-tb-node Package: thingsboard-tb-web-ui Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Maven Ecosystem: Ubuntu Ecosystem: Wolfi

Description

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
VMware Spring 5.3.x – < 5.3.41, 6.0.x – < 6.0.25, 6.1.x – < 6.1.14 5.3.41

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.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libspring-java No fix yet —
Debian 13 libspring-java No fix yet —
Debian 12 libspring-java No fix yet —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
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 —

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling apache-nifi +2 2.0.0-r0 —
Wolfi rolling thingsboard +4 3.8.1-r1 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.springframework:spring-context >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.14 6.1.14 GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Maven org.springframework:spring-context >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.24 — GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Maven org.springframework:spring-context <= 5.3.40 — GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Maven org.springframework:spring-web >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.14 6.1.14 GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Maven org.springframework:spring-web >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.24 — GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Maven org.springframework:spring-web <= 5.3.40 — GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph

Advisories 14

References