# CVE-2024-38808: Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38808-spring-framework-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-38808 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-20

Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-38808 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38808 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-38808?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.3.39.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38808?** Yes. org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.39 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-38808?** Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-expression (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:spring-expression (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.39 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-expression to 5.3.39 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.3.39

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-38808
- GHSA-9cmq-m9j5-mvww

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