Spring Boot server Web Observations DoS Vulnerability
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: * the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux * org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01219 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring Boot (Spring): 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven): 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 10 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Boot | 2.7.0 to before 2.7.18; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.13; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6; older unsupported versions | 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) | before 2.7.18 | 2.7.18 | Patch available | GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.13 | 3.0.13 | Patch available | GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx |
| — | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) | 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6 | 3.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx |
- Spring Boot VendorVMware Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.18; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.13; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6; older unsupported versions Fixed in 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.18 Fixed in 2.7.18 Patch available GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.13 Fixed in 3.0.13 Patch available GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6 Fixed in 3.1.6 Patch available GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Boot (Spring) Fixed in 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6
- Fix · GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.18 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.6 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:3354 Released 2024-05-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.13.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.13.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| 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 OpenShift Application Runtimes | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat support for Spring Boot | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.13.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3354 |
Not affected: 12 products
- A-MQ Clients 2
- Migration Toolkit for Runtimes
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
- Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8
- streams for Apache Kafka
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx
References
More VMware Spring Boot vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-07292 In Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.5, 2.7.0 - 2.7.10, and older unsupported versions, an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2023-34055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-34055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-34055 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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