CVE-2024-38809 (Medium) detected in spring-web-5.3.29.jar

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CVE-2024-38809 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-5.3.29.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-web/5.3.29/4cd333e48d9a05d05c05ae7426242ecfe4cfb681/spring-web-5.3.29.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jenkins-core-2.426.3.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-security-web-5.8.7.jar
    • ❌ spring-web-5.3.29.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Applications that parse ETags from "If-Match" or "If-None-Match" request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack.

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.

Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on "If-Match" and "If-None-Match" headers, e.g. through a Filter.

Publish Date: 2024-09-27

URL: CVE-2024-38809

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809

Release Date: 2024-09-27

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-web:5.3.38,6.0.23,6.1.12

[prudhvigodithi]

Adding @zelinh to please take a look.

[zelinh]

This spring library is introduced by jenkins core 2.426.3. https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core/2.426.3
We could fix all spring related CVEs by manually upgrade org.springframework.security » spring-security-web to 6.3.3.

[zelinh]

After researching, we can't upgrade spring libraries without upgrading jenkins core version and potential JDK upgrade. Explicitly upgrading will cause compatibility issue.