CVSS 3.1
6.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2023-20861
Medium (6.5) in vmware spring framework. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.springframework:spring-expression 5.2.23.RELEASE, 5.3.26, 6.0.7.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 61% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-400
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- vmware:spring_framework
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5 | Maven | org.springframework:spring-expression | >=6.0.0 <6.0.7 | 6.0.7 |
| GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5 | Maven | org.springframework:spring-expression | >=5.3.0 <5.3.26 | 5.3.26 |
| GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5 | Maven | org.springframework:spring-expression | <5.2.23.RELEASE | 5.2.23.RELEASE |