CVE-2024-22243 (High) detected in spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2024-22243 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /spring-distributed-tracing/service-order/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.1.6.RELEASE/spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar,/root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.1.6.RELEASE/spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar,/root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.1.6.RELEASE/spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar,/root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.1.6.RELEASE/spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar,/root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.1.6.RELEASE/spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.1.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-web-5.1.6.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Applications that use UriComponentsBuilder to parse an externally provided URL (e.g. through a query parameter) AND perform validation checks on the host of the parsed URL may be vulnerable to a open redirect https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html  attack or to a SSRF attack if the URL is used after passing validation checks.

Publish Date: 2024-02-23

URL: CVE-2024-22243

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-22243

Release Date: 2024-02-23

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 5.3.32

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 3.0.0

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