Uncontrolled resource consumption in Spring Boot
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
In Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.6, 2.7.0 - 2.7.11, 2.6.0 - 2.6.14, 2.5.0 - 2.5.14 and older unsupported versions, there is potential for a denial-of-service (DoS) attack if Spring MVC is used together with a reverse proxy cache.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00911 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven): 3.0.7, 2.7.12, 2.6.15 +1Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 Boot | Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.6, 2.7.0 - 2.7.11, 2.6.0 - 2.6.14, 2.5.0 - 2.5.14 and older unsupported versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.7 | 3.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.12 | 2.7.12 | Patch available | GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.15 | 2.6.15 | Patch available | GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) | before 2.5.15 | 2.5.15 | Patch available | GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 |
- Spring Boot Vendor— Affected Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.6, 2.7.0 - 2.7.11, 2.6.0 - 2.6.14, 2.5.0 - 2.5.14 and older unsupported versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.7 Fixed in 3.0.7 Patch available GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.12 Fixed in 2.7.12 Patch available GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.15 Fixed in 2.6.15 Patch available GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.15 Fixed in 2.5.15 Patch available GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.5.14; 2.6.0 – 2.6.14; 2.7.0 – 2.7.11; 3.0.0 – 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.14; 2.6.0 – 2.6.14; 2.7.0 – 2.7.11; 3.0.0 – 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Fixed in 2.6.15 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure (Maven) Fixed in 2.5.15 Advisory →
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2023:4983 Released 2023-09-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Process Automation Manager 7.13.4 security update
- RHPAM 7.13.4 async
- RHSA-2023:4200 Released 2023-07-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of OptaPlanner 8.38.0 for Quarkus 2.13.8 security update
- Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8
- RHSA-2023:3954 Released 2023-06-29 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Fuse 7.12 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.12
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:3740 Released 2023-06-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.20.1 Patch 1 release security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.1.P1
- RHSA-2023:3641 Released 2023-06-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.18.3 Patch 2 release
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Toolkit for Runtimes | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat support for Spring Boot | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P2 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3641 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.1.P1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3740 |
| RHPAM 7.13.4 async | Fixed | RHSA-2023:4983 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3954 |
| Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:4200 |
Not affected: 10 products
- A-MQ Clients 2
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- streams for Apache Kafka
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20883
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4
References
Other 8
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0008/
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/35552
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/commit/418dd1ba5bdad79b55a043000164bfcbda2acd78
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.5.15
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.6.15
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.7.12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0008
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- TI-2026-29627 Missing authorization in VMware Spring Boot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-08570 Element Plug-in for vCenter Server incorporates SpringBoot Framework. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18258 Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-18256 Authentication Bypass under Actuator Health groups paths CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-20883 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-20883 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xf96-w227-r7c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-20883 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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