Medium severity · published Mar 23, 2023
CVE-2023-20861
In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially…
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Spring Framework · Vmware
through 5.2.22; 5.3.0 through 5.3.25; 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20861
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
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