Session Fixation Affecting org.apache.shiro:shiro-core package, versions [,2.2.0)[3.0.0-alpha-1,3.0.0-alpha-2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESHIRO-17116505
  • published1 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 May 2026
  • creditRasmus Moorats

Introduced: 25 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-43827  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-384  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-core to version 2.2.0, 3.0.0-alpha-2 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.shiro:shiro-core is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Session Fixation during the login operation in DefaultSecurityManager.java and DefaultWebSecurityManager.java. An attacker can hijack authenticated user sessions by reusing a valid session identifier after login.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1