GHSA-r4q3-7g4q-x89mHighCVSS 7.5

Spring Framework server Web DoS Vulnerability

Published
January 22, 2024
Last Modified
June 20, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

In Spring Framework versions 6.0.15 and 6.1.2, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:

  • the application uses Spring MVC
  • Spring Security 6.1.6+ or 6.2.1+ is on the classpath

Typically, Spring Boot applications need the org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security dependencies to meet all conditions.

🎯 Affected products2

  • maven/org.springframework:spring-core:= 6.1.2
  • maven/org.springframework:spring-core:= 6.0.15

🔗 References (4)