CVE-2024-38808 (Medium) detected in spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

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CVE-2024-38808 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

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

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-expression/5.3.29/44ac795a057c4a6360063801c54a2d148e5a2808/spring-expression-5.3.29.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jenkins-core-2.426.3.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-security-web-5.8.7.jar
    • ❌ spring-expression-5.3.29.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true:

• The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.

Publish Date: 2024-08-20

URL: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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-2024-38808

Release Date: 2024-08-20

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression:5.3.39

[prudhvigodithi]

Adding @zelinh to please take a look.

[zelinh]

#4980 (comment)

[zelinh]

After researching, we can't upgrade spring libraries without upgrading jenkins core version and potential JDK upgrade. Explicitly upgrading will cause compatibility issue.