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SCA: security update for org.springframework:spring-expression (GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420192

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to
 provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
 (CVE-2023-20863)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxqc-pxw9-g2p8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420192

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.66

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20863