CVE-2024-38816

HIGH

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

93.8%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true: * the web application uses RouterFunctions to serve static resources * resource handling is explicitly configured with a FileSystemResource location However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following is true: * the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html  is in use * the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty

Technical Details

Published
9/13/2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38816?

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true: * the web application uses RouterFunctions to serve static resources * resource handling is explicitly configured with a FileSystemResource location However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following is true: * the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html  is in use * the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty

Is CVE-2024-38816 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-38816 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 93.8%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38816?

CVE-2024-38816 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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