# CVE-2023-34036: Spring HATEOAS vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-34036-spring-hateoas-vulnerable-to-improper-neutralization-of-http  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-07-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-34036 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-07-17

Spring HATEOAS vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Technologies: [org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-hateoas-spring-hateoas). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-34036 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-34036 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-34036?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 July 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-34036?** Yes. org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-34036?** Check whether you run org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas to 1.5.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-34036
- GHSA-7m5c-fgwf-mwph

## Related threats

- [VMware Spring HATEOAS resource exhaustion in StringLinkRelation cache](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-41007-vmware-spring-hateoas-resource-exhaustion-in-stringlinkrelation)
- [VMware Spring HATEOAS improper access control in PropertyUtils](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-41006-vmware-spring-hateoas-improper-access-control-in-propertyutils)