# CVE-2024-38828: CVE-2024-38828: DoS via Spring MVC controller method with byte\[\] parameter

- Also known as: GHSA-W3C8-7R8F-9JP8
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 5.3.42
- Published: 2024-11-18 · Updated: 2025-05-09

## Affected

- Spring Framework: from 5.3.x, fixed in 5.3.42
- org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.42

## Description

Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring Framework, org.springframework:spring-webmvc, upgrade to a fixed version (5.3.42) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38828
- https://github.com/First-Roman/sprig-mvc-demo-patch
- https://github.com/funcid/CVE-2024-38828
- https://github.com/topilov/axiom-jdk-test-task

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