# CVE-2024-38829: Spring LDAP data exposure vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38829-spring-ldap-data-exposure-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-38829 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-12-04

Spring LDAP data exposure vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-38829 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38829 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-38829?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38829?** Yes. org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-38829?** Check whether you run org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (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.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core to 3.2.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-38829
- GHSA-mqvr-2rp8-j7h4

## Related threats

- [VMware Spring LDAP improper authentication in DirContextAuthenticationStrategy](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-41720-vmware-spring-ldap-improper-authentication-in)
- [Improper Authentication in Pivotal Spring-LDAP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-8028-improper-authentication-in-pivotal-spring-ldap)