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CVE-2024-38828: CVE-2024-38828: DoS via Spring MVC controller method with byte[] parameter

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

Affected products

• Spring: from 5.3.0 before 5.3.42 — fixed in 5.3.42
• Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webmvc: from 5.3.0 before 5.3.42; 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.10, 5.3.11, 5.3.12, 5.3.13 (+34) — fixed in 5.3.42
• Spring: from 5.3.x before 5.3.42 — fixed in 5.3.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Spring 5.3.42; Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webmvc 5.3.42; Spring 5.3.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38828
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250509-0009/

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