Spring Boot 2.x/3.x MVC DoS via Reverse Proxy Cache (Before 2.7.12/3.0.7)
CVE-2023-20883 Published on May 26, 2023
In Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.6, 2.7.0 - 2.7.11, 2.6.0 - 2.6.14, 2.5.0 - 2.5.14 and older unsupported versions, there is potential for a denial-of-service (DoS) attack if Spring MVC is used together with a reverse proxy cache.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-20883 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2023-20883 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-20883
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Exploit Probability
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