Authentication Bypass Affecting org.apache.shiro:shiro-web package, versions [,1.5.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.56% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESHIRO-573173
  • published 24 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 22 Jun 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-web to version 1.5.3 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.shiro:shiro-web 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 Authentication Bypass. When using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

9.8 critical
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Red Hat

9.8 critical