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CVE-2024-38820 (GCVE-0-2024-38820)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-18 05:39 – Updated: 2024-11-29 12:04
VLAI
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
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Spring Affected: 5.3.x , < 5.3.41 (Enterprise Support Only)
Affected: 6.0.x , < 6.0.25 (Enterprise Support Only)
Affected: 6.1.x , < 6.1.14 (OSS)
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Date Public
2024-10-17 05:32
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