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CVE-2024-38827

Spring Security Authorization Bypass for Case Sensitive Comparisons

Published: Dec 2, 2024Updated: Jan 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-639
4.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The usage of String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in authorization rules not working properly.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-639

Affected Products

Spring by VMware Tanzu
commercialaka spring framework, spring
Spring SecurityLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core
OSS Libraries
Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
Spring SecurityLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38827
spring.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38827
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/33708
github.com
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