CVE-2023-38286 (High) detected in thymeleaf-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar, spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar

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CVE-2023-38286 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - thymeleaf-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar, spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar

thymeleaf-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar

Modern server-side Java template engine for both web and standalone environments

Library home page: http://www.thymeleaf.org

Path to dependency file: /spring-distributed-tracing/admin-server/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/thymeleaf/thymeleaf/3.0.11.RELEASE/thymeleaf-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-admin-starter-server-2.1.4.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar
    • spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf-2.1.4.RELEASE.jar
      • thymeleaf-spring5-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar
        • ❌ thymeleaf-3.0.11.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar

Spring Boot Admin Server

Library home page: https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/

Path to dependency file: /spring-distributed-tracing/admin-server/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/de/codecentric/spring-boot-admin-server/2.1.4/spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-admin-starter-server-2.1.4.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-boot-admin-server-2.1.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Thymeleaf through 3.1.1.RELEASE, as used in spring-boot-admin (aka Spring Boot Admin) through 3.1.1 and other products, allows sandbox bypass via crafted HTML. This may be relevant for SSTI (Server Side Template Injection) and code execution in spring-boot-admin if MailNotifier is enabled and there is write access to environment variables via the UI.

Publish Date: 2023-07-14

URL: CVE-2023-38286

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-7gj7-224w-vpr3

Release Date: 2023-07-14

Fix Resolution: de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin-server:3.1.2;rg.thymeleaf:thymeleaf:3.1.2.RELEASE

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