Uncontrolled resource consumption in Spring Framework
Priority LOW 31CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400 and CWE-917.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01122 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): 6.0.8, 5.3.27, 5.2.24.RELEASERed Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8 | 6.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 |
| — | org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) | 5.3.0 to before 5.3.27 | 5.3.27 | Patch available | GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 |
| — | org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) | before 5.2.24.RELEASE | 5.2.24.RELEASE | Patch available | GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 |
- Spring Framework Vendor— Affected 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 — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8 Fixed in 6.0.8 Patch available GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.3.27 Fixed in 5.3.27 Patch available GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.2.24.RELEASE Fixed in 5.2.24.RELEASE Patch available GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 to before 5.2.24; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.27; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 to before 5.2.24; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.27; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.27 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Fixed in 5.2.24.RELEASE Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2023:2100 Released 2023-05-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.20.1 security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.1
- RHSA-2023:2099 Released 2023-05-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.18.3 Patch 1 security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2099 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2100 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20863
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8
References
Other 6
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0015/
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/965a6392757d20f9db19241126fcc719a51eac15
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/b73f5fcac22555f844cf27a7eeb876cb9d7f7f7e
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/ebc82654282bda547fbc20a9749ab1bda886a46f
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0015
More VMware Spring Framework vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07142 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01175 Code injection in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01180 Code injection in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-09283 Pivotal Spring Framework through 5.3.16 suffers from a potential remote code execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-00050 The Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.8… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-20863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-20863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-20863 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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