CVE-2024-38828: Spring MVC controller vulnerable to a DoS attack

CVE-2024-38828 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-11-18

Spring MVC controller vulnerable to a DoS attack

Technologies: org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-38828 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38828 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-38828?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.42.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38828?
Yes. org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.42 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38828?
Check whether you run 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-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.42 or later
    # set org.springframework:spring-webmvc to 5.3.42 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.42

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-38828
  • GHSA-w3c8-7r8f-9jp8

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