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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38828-spring-mvc-controller-vulnerable-to-a-dos-attack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-spring-webmvc). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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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