spring-boot-starter-web-3.3.4.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - spring-boot-starter-web-3.3.4.jar

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-webmvc/6.1.13/spring-webmvc-6.1.13.jar

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (spring-boot-starter-web version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2024-38819	High	7.5	spring-webmvc-6.1.13.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌
CVE-2024-38820	Low	3.1	spring-context-6.1.13.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2024-38819

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-6.1.13.jar

Spring Web MVC

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-webmvc/6.1.13/spring-webmvc-6.1.13.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-3.3.4.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-webmvc-6.1.13.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.

This is similar to CVE-2024-38816, but with different input.

Publish Date: 2024-06-20

URL: CVE-2024-38819

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38819

Release Date: 2024-06-20

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-webflux:6.1.14, org.springframework:spring-webmvc:6.1.14

CVE-2024-38820

Vulnerable Library - spring-context-6.1.13.jar

Spring Context

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-context/6.1.13/spring-context-6.1.13.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-3.3.4.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-3.3.4.jar
    • spring-boot-3.3.4.jar
      • ❌ spring-context-6.1.13.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.

Publish Date: 2024-10-18

URL: CVE-2024-38820

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.1)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38820

Release Date: 2024-10-18

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-context:6.1.14