Vulnerability in VMware Spring
CVE-2024-38820
The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Spring — versions 5.3.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x
- VMware Spring Framework
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- spring.io/security/cve-2024-38820 (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38820?
- CVE-2024-38820 is a low-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2024-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38820?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38820 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.