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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in org.springframework.security:spring-security-web

CVE-2024-38821

  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-web
High
9.1/10

Summary

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances. For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true: It must be a WebFlux application, It must be using Spring's static resources support, It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support. This issue affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-web versions 5.0.0.M1 through 5.7.12, 5.8.0-M1 through 5.8.14, 6.0.0-M1 through 6.0.8, 6.1.0-M1 through 6.1.9, 6.2.0-M1 through 6.2.6, and 6.3.0-M1 through 6.3.3.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published