CVE-2023-20861

Aliases:GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 23 Mar 2023, 00:00
Last modified:25 Feb 2025, 15:38

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.54% LOW
1% probability +0.18%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Mar 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
25 Feb 2025, 15:38
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.54%• Percentile: 68%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Systems

  • org.springframework•spring-expression

    ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.7 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.26 | < 5.2.23.RELEASE

  • Unknown•Spring Framework

    ≤ 5.2.22 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.25 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.6

References (8)