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Beetl's SpELFunction extension function has an expression injection risk

  • Disclosed: 17.05.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

A vulnerability was identified in xiandafu beetl up to 3.20.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file beetl-classic-integration/beetl-spring-classic/src/main/java/org/beetl/ext/spring/SpELFunction.java of the component SpELFunction. The manipulation leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in an expression language statement. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.ibeetl:beetl-spring-classic <= 3.20.2.RELEASE no fix

References

CVSS score 7.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.ibeetl:beetl-spring-classic
Disclosed
17.05.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fmmw-44rp-jcfp - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.ibeetl:beetl-spring-classic

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