Path Traversal in org.springframework:spring-webflux (CVE-2024-38819)
Summary
Path traversal in org.springframework:spring-webflux (CVE-2024-38819). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-38819 has been found in org.springframework:spring-webflux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.springframework:spring-webflux CVE-2024-38819" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-38819 (org.springframework:spring-webflux) — CWE-22
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in org.springframework:spring-webflux.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.springframework:spring-webflux.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.springframework:spring-webflux を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38819 libspring-java
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38819 libspring-java
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web spring.io
- web github.com
- web github.com
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- web security.netapp.com
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