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Echo: org.springframework:spring-expression: security update to 5.3.39

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 465341

Description

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

 - In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to
 provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of
 service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true: * The
 application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions. (CVE-2024-38808)

Solution

Update the org.springframework:spring-expression library and its related packages to version 5.3.39 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-38808

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 465341

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: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38808