Resource exhaustion in Spring

CVE-2024-38828

Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38828: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38828?
CVE-2024-38828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-38828?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38828 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.