Description

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.

Affected Spring Products and Versions

• Spring Framework
  • 6.0.0 to 6.0.6
  • 5.3.0 to 5.3.25
  • 5.2.0.RELEASE to 5.2.22.RELEASE
  • Older, unsupported versions are also affected

Mitigation

Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation: 6.0.x users should upgrade to 6.0.7+. 5.3.x users should upgrade to 5.3.26+. 5.2.x users should upgrade to 5.2.23.RELEASE+. Users of older, unsupported versions should upgrade to 6.0.7+ or 5.3.26+. No other steps are necessary. Releases that have fixed this issue include:

• Spring Framework
  • 6.0.7+
  • 5.3.26+
  • 5.2.23.RELEASE+

Credit

This vulnerability was initially discovered and responsibly reported by the Google OSS-Fuzz team from Code Intelligence.

References

• https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/RL:O
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/770.html

History

• 2023-03-20: Initial vulnerability report published.