9.8

CVE-2023-20873: vmware spring_boot

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-g5h3-w546-pj7f
Published 20-04-2023Last modified 05-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-20873 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in vmware spring_boot. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.5, 2.7.0 - 2.7.10, and older unsupported versions, an application that is deployed to Cloud Foundry could be susceptible to a security bypass. Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation: 3.0.x users should upgrade to 3.0.6+. 2.7.x users should upgrade to 2.7.11+. Users of older, unsupported versions should upgrade to 3.0.6+ or 2.7.11+.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Org.springframework.boot1 product
  • spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.6 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.11 | ≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.15 | < 2.5.15
Vmware1 product
  • spring_boot< 2.5.15 | ≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.14 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.11 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.6

2 vendors · 2 products

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