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spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar: 10 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 9.1) #84

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Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Severity CVSS Dependency Type Fixed in (spring-expression version) Remediation Possible**
CVE-2026-59283 Critical 9.1 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.9,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.9
CVE-2026-47886 High 7.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.9
CVE-2026-41850 High 7.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8
CVE-2026-41849 High 7.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct N/A
CVE-2023-20863 Medium 6.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct 5.2.24.RELEASE
CVE-2023-20861 Medium 6.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct 5.2.23.RELEASE
CVE-2022-22950 Medium 6.5 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct 5.2.20.RELEASE
CVE-2026-41851 Medium 5.3 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19
CVE-2024-38808 Medium 4.3 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct 5.3.39
CVE-2026-41852 Low 3.7 spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar Direct org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2026-59283

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Applications that evaluate Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions using SimpleEvaluationContext may be vulnerable to a safety guard bypass when the SpEL expression compiler is active.
Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8
Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19
Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28
Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30
Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49
Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Publish Date: 2026-08-27

URL: CVE-2026-59283

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: High
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2026-08-27

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.9,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.9

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2026-47886

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Applications that evaluate user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack when the power operator (^) is used with a BigDecimal or BigInteger operand and a large exponent value.
Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8
Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19
Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28
Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30
Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49
Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Publish Date: 2026-08-27

URL: CVE-2026-47886

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47886

Release Date: 2026-08-27

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.9

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2026-41850

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Applications that evaluate user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions are vulnerable to an Algorithmic Denial of Service (DoS). By providing a specially crafted expression, an attacker can trigger excessive resource consumption during evaluation, leading to application degradation or unavailability.
Affected versions:
Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Publish Date: 2026-06-09

URL: CVE-2026-41850

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41850

Release Date: 2026-06-09

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2026-41849

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the evaluation logic of the Spring Expression Language (SpEL). An attacker can exploit this by supplying a specially crafted SpEL expression that triggers excessive resource consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected versions:
Spring Framework 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Publish Date: 2026-06-09

URL: CVE-2026-41849

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

CVE-2023-20863

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Publish Date: 2023-04-13

URL: CVE-2023-20863

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: Low
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20863

Release Date: 2023-04-13

Fix Resolution: 5.2.24.RELEASE

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2023-20861

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Publish Date: 2023-03-23

URL: CVE-2023-20861

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: Low
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861

Release Date: 2023-03-23

Fix Resolution: 5.2.23.RELEASE

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2022-22950

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service condition.

Publish Date: 2022-04-01

URL: CVE-2022-22950

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: Low
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22950

Release Date: 2022-04-01

Fix Resolution: 5.2.20.RELEASE

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2026-41851

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Applications which accept user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack if the evaluation of a SpEL expression triggers unbounded cache growth.
Affected versions:
Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Publish Date: 2026-06-09

URL: CVE-2026-41851

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2026-06-09

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2024-38808

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expression that may cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true:

  • The application evaluates user-supplied SpEL expressions.
    Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2024-08-20

URL: CVE-2024-38808

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: Required
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38808

Release Date: 2024-08-20

Fix Resolution: 5.3.39

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2026-41852

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Sample Path to Dependency File: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/5.1.1.RELEASE/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • spring-expression-5.1.1.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) evaluation logic allows for arbitrary zero-argument method invocation, even within restricted or read-only contexts, which may allow an attacker to invoke unintended application logic.
Affected versions:
Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Publish Date: 2026-06-09

URL: CVE-2026-41852

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41852

Release Date: 2026-06-09

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-expression:6.2.19,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v7.0.8,org.springframework:spring-expression:7.0.8,https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.19

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.


⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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