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Vulnerability details: VCID-r8q8-2grb-7ug8
Vulnerability ID VCID-r8q8-2grb-7ug8
Aliases CVE-2023-20861
GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-917 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-20861.json
epss 0.00542 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-20861
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe5
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe5
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
generic_textual MODERATE https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
ssvc Track https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-20861.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-20861
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20861
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007
2180530 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180530
cve-2023-20861 https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
ntap-20230420-0007 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/
RHSA-2023:2100 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2100
RHSA-2023:3185 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3185
RHSA-2023:3610 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3610
RHSA-2023:3622 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3622
RHSA-2023:3771 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3771
RHSA-2023:3954 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3954
RHSA-2023:4612 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4612
RHSA-2023:4983 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4983
RHSA-2024:0778 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0778
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-20861.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/52c93b1c4b24d70de233a958e60e7c5822bd274f
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/935c29e3ddba5b19951e54f6685c70ed45d9cbe5
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20861
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-25T15:31:28Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-25T15:31:28Z/ Found at https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.6815
EPSS Score 0.00542
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:27:27.802725+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/20xxx/CVE-2023-20861.json 38.6.0