# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:spring_framework";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.104651");
script_version("2025-09-04T05:39:49+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-04 05:39:49 +0000 (Thu, 04 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-21 12:09:06 +0000 (Tue, 21 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-03-28 14:08:00 +0000 (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-20861");
script_name("VMware Spring Framework < 5.2.23, 5.3.x < 5.3.26, 6.0.x < 6.0.7 DoS Vulnerability - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_spring_framework_consolidation.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("vmware/spring/framework/smb-login/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/blog/2023/03/20/spring-framework-6-0-7-and-5-3-26-fix-cve-2023-20860-and-cve-2023-20861");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/blog/2023/03/20/spring-framework-5-2-23-fixes-cve-2023-20861");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The VMware Spring Framework is prone to a denial of service
(DoS) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL
expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Spring Framework versions prior to 5.2.23, 5.3.x prior
to 5.3.26 and 6.0.x prior to 6.0.7.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.2.23, 5.3.26, 6.0.7 or later.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less( version:version, test_version:"5.2.23" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"5.2.23/5.3.26/6.0.7", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"5.3.0", test_version_up:"5.3.26" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"5.3.26/6.0.7", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"6.0.0", test_version_up:"6.0.7" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"6.0.7", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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