Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service (CVE-2024-38808) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 4.3CVE-2024-38808GHSA-9CMQ-M9J5-MVWW

Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service

Answer in brief

CVE-2024-38808 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in Spring Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.springframework:spring-expression (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 20, 2024Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 10, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 4.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps org.springframework:spring-expression (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
org.springframework:spring-expressionmaven	>=0 <5.3.39	5.3.39

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for org.springframework:spring-expression.
Review the reported fix. Update org.springframework:spring-expression to 5.3.39 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 20, 2024
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Older, unsupported versions are also affected. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.

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