Authentication Bypass Affecting org.apache.shiro:shiro-web package, versions [,1.5.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESHIRO-608688
  • published 25 Mar 2020
  • disclosed 25 Mar 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-web to version 1.5.2 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. Then by creating a specially crafted request, it may cause an authentication bypass.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

9.8 critical
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Red Hat

9.8 critical