What is CVE-2024-38808?

CVE-2024-38808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Framework. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-38808?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38808 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Spring Framework

CVE-2024-38808

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. Specific…

EPSS: 0.008 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Spring Framework — versions 5.3.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38808?: CVE-2024-38808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Framework. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-38808?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38808 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.