Echo: org.springframework:spring-webmvc: security update to 5.3.42

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463985

Description

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

- Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.
(CVE-2024-38828)

Solution

Update the org.springframework:spring-webmvc library and its related packages to version 5.3.42 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-38828

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463985

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/3/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38828

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38828