GHSA-4GC7-5J7H-4QPH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-18 06:30 – Updated: 2025-05-29 23:31
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Summary
Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception
Details

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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  "aliases": [
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      "CWE-178"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-10-18T20:19:18Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-18T06:15:03Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-4gc7-5j7h-4qph",
  "modified": "2025-05-29T23:31:55Z",
  "published": "2024-10-18T06:30:32Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38820"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ],
  "summary": "Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception"
}



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