CVE-2023-20863 (Medium) detected in spring-expression-5.3.23.jar

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CVE-2023-20863 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.3.23.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webdocs-actuator-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • webdocs-commons-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
    • spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.7.5.jar
      • spring-boot-starter-2.7.5.jar
        • spring-boot-2.7.5.jar
          • spring-context-5.3.23.jar
            • ❌ spring-expression-5.3.23.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2cda59cc9ba15234ad74bb5750717c564aad3b18

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Publish Date: 2023-04-13

URL: CVE-2023-20863

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20863

Release Date: 2023-04-13

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression - 5.2.24.RELEASE,5.3.27,6.0.8

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