CVE-2024-38809 (Medium) detected in spring-web-6.1.6.jar

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CVE-2024-38809 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-6.1.6.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /file-storage/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.6/49a32e3497fe39550da3b280bda5d9933ae2d51d/spring-web-6.1.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.6/49a32e3497fe39550da3b280bda5d9933ae2d51d/spring-web-6.1.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.6/49a32e3497fe39550da3b280bda5d9933ae2d51d/spring-web-6.1.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.6/49a32e3497fe39550da3b280bda5d9933ae2d51d/spring-web-6.1.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-webflux-3.2.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-web-6.1.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 335a4047c89f52dfe860e93daefb32dc86a521a2

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Applications that parse ETags from "If-Match" or "If-None-Match" request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack.

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.

Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on "If-Match" and "If-None-Match" headers, e.g. through a Filter.

Publish Date: 2024-09-27

URL: CVE-2024-38809

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809

Release Date: 2024-09-27

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 6.1.12

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webflux): 3.2.9

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