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GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Spring Framework vulnerable to denial of service via specially crafted SpEL expression
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 23, 2023
spring-expression is fixed in 6.0.7, 5.3.26, 5.2.23.RELEASE and 1 more (Maven Central)
Spring Framework vulnerable to denial of service via specially crafted SpEL expression
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.springframework:spring-expression | Maven Central | 6.0.7, 5.3.26, 5.2.23.RELEASE, 5.2.23 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-expression | 6.0.0, 5.3.0 |
Timeline
- Mar 23, 2023 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework package
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861 advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1 url
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f url
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe5 url
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007 url
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861 url