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CVE-2024-38807

CVE-2024-38807: Signature Forgery Vulnerability in Spring Boot's Loader

Published: Aug 23, 2024Updated: Mar 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-290
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Applications that use spring-boot-loader or spring-boot-loader-classic and contain custom code that performs signature verification of nested jar files may be vulnerable to signature forgery where content that appears to have been signed by one signer has, in fact, been signed by another.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-290CWE-347

Affected Products

Spring BootSpringOSS Libraries
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loaderMavenOSS Libraries
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader-classicMavenOSS Libraries
springoss-projectOSS Librariesaka spring framework, spring boot, spring security
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38807
spring.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38807
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 23, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2025

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