{"id":"CVE-2023-20863","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-20863","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:09:12.366Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2023-04-13T20:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:31:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-400","CWE-917"],"affected":["vmware/spring framework"],"epss":{"score":0.01122,"percentile":0.65989,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0015/","source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20863","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0015/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20863","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20863","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}