CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AI Score
Confidence
High
The remote host contains a Spring Framework version prior to 5.3.39. It is, therefore, affected by a Spring expression DoS vulnerability:
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(206150);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/26");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-38808");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0503");
script_name(english:"Spring Framework < 5.3.39 Spring Expression DoS (CVE-2024-38808)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains a web application framework that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host contains a Spring Framework version prior to 5.3.39. It is, therefore, affected by a Spring expression
DoS vulnerability:
- 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.
(CVE-2024-38808)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Spring Framework version 5.3.39 or 6.0 or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-38808");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/08/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/08/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:pivotal_software:spring_framework");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("spring_jar_detection.nbin");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Spring Framework');
var constraints = [
{ 'fixed_version':'5.3.39' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);