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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.56% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESHIRO-573173
  • published24 Jun 2020
  • disclosed22 Jun 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-11989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

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.

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