Advisory record · GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx

Spring Boot Actuator denial of service vulnerability

CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.012 · 69th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 28 Nov 2023, 09:30 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuatorMaven<2.7.18 || >=3.0.0, <3.0.13 || >=3.1.0, <3.1.62.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6
Identifiers
GHSA-jjfh-589g-3hjx · CVE-2023-34055
Published
28 Nov 2023
Updated
13 Feb 2025

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Spring Boot Actuator (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator) versions 2.7.0 through 2.7.17, 3.0.0 through 3.0.12, and 3.1.0 through 3.1.5 are affected. A remote user can send specially crafted HTTP requests to cause a denial-of-service condition. The issue applies to applications using Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux with the actuator on the classpath. Upgrade to 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6, or a later fixed version.

Written 7 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
5.3 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CNA (vmware)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.012, the 69th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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