VMware Spring Boot up to 2.7.10/3.0.5 Wildcard Pattern Matching incorrect regex

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Spring Boot up to 2.7.10/3.0.5. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Wildcard Pattern Matching. The manipulation leads to incorrect regex. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-20873. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Spring Boot up to 2.7.10/3.0.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Wildcard Pattern Matching. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect regex vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-185. The product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Spring Boot versions 3.0.0 - 3.0.5, 2.7.0 - 2.7.10, and older unsupported versions, an application that is deployed to Cloud Foundry could be susceptible to a security bypass. Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation: 3.0.x users should upgrade to 3.0.6+. 2.7.x users should upgrade to 2.7.11+. Users of older, unsupported versions should upgrade to 3.0.6+ or 2.7.11+.

The weakness was released 04/21/2023. The advisory is shared at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20873 since 11/01/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.7.11 or 3.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1303). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect regex
CWE: CWE-185 / CWE-697
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Boot 2.7.11/3.0.6

Timelineinfo

11/01/2022 🔍
04/21/2023 +170 days 🔍
04/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +813 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226961
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 08:17
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:13
Changes: 04/21/2023 08:17 (39), 05/15/2023 08:05 (11), 07/12/2025 22:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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