CVE-2024-38820 (GCVE-0-2024-38820)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-18 05:39 – Updated: 2024-11-29 12:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CVE-2024-38820: Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception
Summary
The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-18 16:33 UTC
CWE
- CWE-178 - Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
Date Public
2024-10-17 05:32
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