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TI-2024-26048 Aliases CVE-2024-38821GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw

Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770 and CWE-285.

Summary

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances. For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true: * It must be a WebFlux application * It must be using Spring's static resources support * It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring (Spring): 5.7.13, 5.8.15, 6.0.13 +3org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven): 5.7.13, 5.8.15, 6.2.7 +3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring5.7.x to before 5.7.13; 5.8.x to before 5.8.15; 6.0.x to before 6.0.13; 6.1.x to before 6.1.11; 6.2.x to before 6.2.7; 6.3.x to before 6.3.45.7.13, 5.8.15, 6.0.13, 6.1.11, 6.2.7, 6.3.4Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.7.135.7.13Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)5.8.0 to before 5.8.155.8.15Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)6.2.0 to before 6.2.76.2.7Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)6.0.0 to before 6.0.136.0.13Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)6.1.0 to before 6.1.116.1.11Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven)6.3.0 to before 6.3.46.3.4Patch availableGHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • Spring VendorVMware Affected 5.7.x to before 5.7.13; 5.8.x to before 5.8.15; 6.0.x to before 6.0.13; 6.1.x to before 6.1.11; 6.2.x to before 6.2.7; 6.3.x to before 6.3.4 Fixed in 5.7.13, 5.8.15, 6.0.13, 6.1.11, 6.2.7, 6.3.4 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.7.13 Fixed in 5.7.13 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.8.0 to before 5.8.15 Fixed in 5.8.15 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 6.2.7 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.13 Fixed in 6.0.13 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.11 Fixed in 6.1.11 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.4 Fixed in 6.3.4 Patch available GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spring:webflux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*———
  • cpe:2.3:a:spring:webflux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring (Spring) Fixed in 5.7.13, 5.8.15, 6.0.13, 6.1.11, 6.2.7, 6.3.4
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 5.7.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 5.8.15 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.11 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.3.4 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Fuse 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 build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38821
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw

References

Advisory 1

Other 6

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  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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