CVE-2024-38816: Path traversal vulnerability in functional web frameworks

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-38816 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38816 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2024-38816?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 September 2024.

Which products and versions are affected?

org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.1.0,fixed=6.1.13; org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.1.0,fixed=6.1.13.

Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38816?

Yes. org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.13 or later; org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.13 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2024-38816?

Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) or org.springframework:spring-webmvc (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-webflux (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.13 or later

  # set org.springframework:spring-webflux to 6.1.13 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

• org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.13 or later

  # set org.springframework:spring-webmvc to 6.1.13 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

• org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.1.0,fixed=6.1.13
• org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.1.0,fixed=6.1.13

Identifiers

• CVE-2024-38816
• GHSA-cx7f-g6mp-7hqm