What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38821?

CVE-2024-38821 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38821?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-38821. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Java CVE-2024-38821

CRITICAL

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2024-10-28 security@vmware.com

Java Denial Of Service

9.1

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vmware

Severity by source

Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vmware) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 28, 2024 - 07:15 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

279 maven packages depend on org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (240 direct, 39 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 5.8.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances.

For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true:

It must be a WebFlux application
It must be using Spring's static resources support
It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support

AnalysisAI

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances. For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true: * It must be a WebFlux application * It must be using Spring's static resources support * It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.