Spring LDAP sensitive data exposure for case-sensitive comparisons
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A vulnerability in Spring LDAP allows data exposure for case sensitive comparisons.This issue affects Spring LDAP: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.3, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.9, from 3.1.0 through 3.1.7, from 3.2.0 through 3.2.7, AND all versions prior to 2.4.0. The usage of String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in unintended columns from being queried Related to CVE-2024-38820 https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38820
Why it matters now
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 LDAP | 2.4.0 – 2.4.3; 3.0.0 – 3.0.9; 3.1.0 – 3.1.7; 3.2.0 – 3.2.7; up to 2.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.2.8 | 3.2.8 | Patch available | GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4 |
| — | org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) | before 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 | Patch available | GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4 |
- Spring LDAP VendorVMware Affected 2.4.0 – 2.4.3; 3.0.0 – 3.0.9; 3.1.0 – 3.1.7; 3.2.0 – 3.2.7; up to 2.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.8 Fixed in 3.2.8 Patch available GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4
- org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.4 Fixed in 2.4.4 Patch available GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4 org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4 org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.4.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38829
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38829 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38829 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38829 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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