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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2023-20861

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

In Spring Framework versions prior to 5.2.23.RELEASE, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.26 and 6.0.x prior to 6.0.7 it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

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

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