Information disclosure in Spring LDAP - CVE-2024-38829
Published: November 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100679
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38829
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Spring LDAP
Spring LDAP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Locale dependent exceptions when using String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() against untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU98795 (CVE-2024-38820).
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38829
Install updates from vendor's website.