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high severity
- Vulnerable module: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure
- Introduced through: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.6
Detailed paths
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.6Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.12.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) if Spring MVC is used together with a reverse proxy cache.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable if all of the conditions are true:
- The application has Spring MVC auto-configuration enabled. This is the case by default if Spring MVC is on the classpath.
- The application uses Spring Boot's welcome page support, either static or templated.
- The application is deployed behind a proxy which caches 404 responses.
The application is NOT vulnerable if any of the following are true:
- Spring MVC auto-configuration is disabled. This is true if
WebMvcAutoConfigurationis explicitly excluded, if Spring MVC is not on the classpath, or ifspring.main.web-application-typeis set to a value other thanSERVLET. - The application does not use Spring Boot's welcome page support.
- There is no proxy which caches 404 responses.
Workaround
Users who are unable to upgrade should configure the reverse proxy not to cache 404 responses and/or not to cache responses to requests to the root (/) of the application.
Details
Denial of Service (DoS) describes a family of attacks, all aimed at making a system inaccessible to its intended and legitimate users.
Unlike other vulnerabilities, DoS attacks usually do not aim at breaching security. Rather, they are focused on making websites and services unavailable to genuine users resulting in downtime.
One popular Denial of Service vulnerability is DDoS (a Distributed Denial of Service), an attack that attempts to clog network pipes to the system by generating a large volume of traffic from many machines.
When it comes to open source libraries, DoS vulnerabilities allow attackers to trigger such a crash or crippling of the service by using a flaw either in the application code or from the use of open source libraries.
Two common types of DoS vulnerabilities:
High CPU/Memory Consumption- An attacker sending crafted requests that could cause the system to take a disproportionate amount of time to process. For example, commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload.
Crash - An attacker sending crafted requests that could cause the system to crash. For Example, npm
wspackage
Remediation
Upgrade org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure to version 2.5.15, 2.6.15, 2.7.12, 3.0.7 or higher.
References
medium severity
- Vulnerable module: org.springframework:spring-expression
- Introduced through: org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 and others
Detailed paths
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.27.
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.11.
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.6 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.11.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling when a user provides a very long SpEL expression.
Remediation
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-expression to version 5.2.24.RELEASE, 5.3.27, 6.0.8 or higher.
References
medium severity
- Vulnerable module: org.springframework:spring-expression
- Introduced through: org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 and others
Detailed paths
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.26.
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.10.
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Introduced through: majlanky/couch-slacker@majlanky/couch-slacker#4ba20b55ec9e456a12ec949d56f2bfce578c0945 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.6 › org.springframework.boot:spring-boot@2.7.6 › org.springframework:spring-context@5.3.24 › org.springframework:spring-expression@5.3.24Remediation: Upgrade to org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure@2.7.10.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via a crafted SpEL expression.
Remediation
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-expression to version 5.2.23.RELEASE, 5.3.26, 6.0.7 or higher.