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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-178

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 products

• Spring Framework: from 5.3.0 before 5.3.41; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.25; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.14 — fixed in 5.3.41, 6.0.25, 6.1.14
• Spring: from 5.3.x before 5.3.41; from 6.0.x before 6.0.25; from 6.1.x before 6.1.14 — fixed in 5.3.41, 6.0.25, 6.1.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Spring Framework 5.3.41, 6.0.25, 6.1.14; Spring 5.3.41, 6.0.25, 6.1.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38820
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0003/

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