CVE-2024-38808: Spring Expression DoS Vulnerability
Priority LOW 21CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00568 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring Framework (Spring): 5.3.39, 6.0+org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): 5.3.39Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 5.3.0 to before 5.3.39, 6.0+ | 5.3.39, 6.0+ | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) | before 5.3.39 | 5.3.39 | Patch available | GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww |
- Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.3.39, 6.0+ Fixed in 5.3.39, 6.0+ Patch available CNA
- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.39 Fixed in 5.3.39 Patch available GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 to before 5.3.39 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 to before 5.3.39 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Framework (Spring) Fixed in 5.3.39, 6.0+
- Fix · GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.39 Advisory →
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8887 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.13 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13 jenkins-2-plugins-4.13.1729840148-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729839924-3.el8
- RHSA-2024:8886 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.12 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 jenkins-2-plugins-4.12.1730119231-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1730119132-3.el8
- RHSA-2024:8885 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.14 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.14 jenkins-2-plugins-4.14.1729839844-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729839727-3.el8
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:8884 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.15 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.15 jenkins-2-plugins-4.15.1729838165-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729837947-3.el8
- RHSA-2024:6508 Released 2024-09-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4.2 for Spring Boot security update.
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.2 for Spring Boot
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 planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8886 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8887 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8885 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8884 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.2 for Spring Boot | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6508 |
Not affected: 13 products
- A-MQ Clients 2
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- Red Hat AMQ Clients
- Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38808
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww
References
Advisory 3
Other 4
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/26f2dad388499faecf99e75b8856788e95d8d658
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f44d13cb7816e586b86c02421af4f5498391111c
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0002
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38808 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38808 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38808 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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