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Spring Framework DoS via conditional HTTP request

  • Disclosed: 24.09.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

Description

Applications that parse ETags from If-Match or If-None-Match request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack.

Affected Spring Products and Versions

org.springframework:spring-web in versions

6.1.0 through 6.1.11 6.0.0 through 6.0.22 5.3.0 through 5.3.37

Older, unsupported versions are also affected

Mitigation

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version. 6.1.x -> 6.1.12 6.0.x -> 6.0.23 5.3.x -> 5.3.38 No other mitigation steps are necessary.

Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on If-Match and If-None-Match headers, e.g. through a Filter.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.springframework:spring-web < 5.3.38, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.23, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.12 5.3.38, 6.0.23, 6.1.12

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1333, CWE-400
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.springframework:spring-web
Disclosed
24.09.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.springframework:spring-web

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (13) in the archive
Total entries
13
First → latest
10.2018 06.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 4
  • Medium 8

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Spring Framework DoS via conditional HTTP request this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-38809 < 5.3.38, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.23, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.12 5.3.38, 6.0.23, 6.1.12
  2. Spring Framework URL Parsing with Host Validation
    High · 8.1 CVE-2024-22262 < 5.3.34, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.19, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.6 5.3.34, 6.0.19, 6.1.6
  3. Spring Framework URL Parsing with Host Validation Vulnerability
    High · 8.1 CVE-2024-22259 >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.5, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.18, < 5.3.33 6.1.5, 6.0.18, 5.3.33
  4. Spring Web vulnerable to Open Redirect or Server Side Request Forgery
    High · 8.1 CVE-2024-22243 >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.17, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.32, <= 5.2.25.RELEASE 6.1.4, 6.0.17, 5.3.32
  5. Improper Privilege Management in Spring Framework
    High · 7.8 CVE-2021-22118 >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 5.2.15, 5.3.7
  6. Pivotal Spring Framework contains unsafe Java deserialization methods
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-1000027 < 6.0.0 6.0.0

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