Information disclosure in Spring LDAP - CVE-2024-38829
Published: November 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100679
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38829
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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).
Affected software
Spring LDAP
IBM Common Licensing
Telco Service Design Configuration Designer
Telco Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator
IBM Common Licensing
Telco Service Design Configuration Designer
Telco Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38829
Install updates from vendor's website.
Spring LDAP - addressed in versions 2.4.4, 3.0.10, 3.1.8, 3.2.8
IBM Common Licensing - update to 9.0.0.2
Telco Service Design Configuration Designer - update to 2.3.0
Telco Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator - update to 7.3.0
IBM Common Licensing - update to 9.0.0.2
Telco Service Design Configuration Designer - update to 2.3.0
Telco Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator - update to 7.3.0