{"answers":{"affected":"12 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-context and org.springframework:spring-web. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38820 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.springframework:spring-context to 6.1.14 or later.","what":"CVE-2024-38820 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 18 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38820 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-38820 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 18 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38820 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.40; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.40; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.24; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.24; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected from 6.1.0; fixed in 6.1.14\n- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven): affected from 6.1.0; fixed in 6.1.14\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.40; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.40; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.24; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.24; no fix listed\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 6.1.0; fixed in 6.1.14\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 6.1.0; fixed in 6.1.14\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38820/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38820/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-38820","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38820/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-38820","record":{"aliases":["CLEANSTART-2026-IC44335","CLSA-2025-1744156857","CLSA-2026-1781657689","CLSA-2026-1784682932","CLSA-2026-1790795899","DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38820","ECHO-a425-eab7-94ca","GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph","MINI-cpm2-97fx-8qf6","MINI-cwm2-857p-45fg","ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-38820","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38820"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Spring Framework","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Locale-dependent case sensitivity issues in Spring DataBinder allow attackers to bypass field protection mechanisms, potentially exposing sensitive data.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"security_feature_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"vmware","cpe":[{"product":"spring_framework","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":3.1,"severity":"low","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-178","name":"Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity"}],"description":"The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. 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Framework Path Traversal vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-38819"},"products":["Spring"],"published":"2024-10-18","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Improper Path Limitation in XsltView","id":"CVE-2026-47884","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Server Sent Event stream corruption while rendering fragments","id":"CVE-2026-47890","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework maxInMemorySize Bypassed in Jaxb2Decoder","id":"CVE-2026-47891","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Header Predicate Bypass in WebFlux Functional Endpoints","id":"CVE-2026-47892","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Server Sent Event stream corruption in Spring MVC functional web 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