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CVE-2024-38820 — spring-context

LOWFix: spring-projects/spring-framework@23656ae

CVE-2024-38820 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.1) CWE-178 vulnerability in org.springframework:spring-context. A fix is available for org.springframework:spring-context — see the affected versions and patch details below.

CVE-2024-38820: Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception

Also known asGHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph
Published
Updated
Affected
6 pkgs
Patched
2 / 6
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-38820.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs50th percentile — riskier than 50% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.12%0.75%1.38%2.01%1.5%0.6%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

6 pkgs affected
☕org.springframework:spring-context☕org.springframework:spring-web☕org.springframework:spring-web☕org.springframework:spring-context☕org.springframework:spring-context☕org.springframework:spring-web

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.

Affected Packages

6 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-context≥ 6.1.0&&< 6.1.146.1.14org.springframework:spring-context:6.1.14
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-web≥ 6.1.0&&< 6.1.146.1.14org.springframework:spring-web:6.1.14
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-web≥ 6.0.0No fix
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-context≥ 6.0.0No fix
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-contextall versionsNo fix
☕Mavenorg.springframework:spring-weball versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations
Application
spring frameworkvmware
≥ 6.1.0 && < 6.1.14
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.springframework:spring-context, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.springframework:spring-context to 6.1.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-38820 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.
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CVE-2024-38820: spring-context — Fixed in 6.1.14