Medium severity · published Nov 28, 2023
CVE-2023-34055
In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS)…
6.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:
* the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux
* org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath
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)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SB
Spring Boot · Vmware
2.7.0 through 2.7.17; 3.0.0 through 3.0.12; 3.1.0 through 3.1.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34055
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34055
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0010/
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34055
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