GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c
CRITICALGHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Expression Language Injection vulnerability in org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key
Blast Radius
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Description
In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected.
This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store | ≥ 1.0.0&&< 1.0.5 | 1.0.5 |
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store | ≥ 1.1.0-M1&&< 1.1.4 | 1.1.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store to 1.0.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.