Access Restriction Bypass Affecting org.springframework:spring-core package, versions [5.0.5.RELEASE, 5.0.6.RELEASE)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORK-31651
  • published 10 May 2018
  • disclosed 10 May 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-core to version 5.0.6 or higher.

Overview

org.springframework:spring-core provides a comprehensive programming and configuration model for modern Java-based enterprise applications - on any kind of deployment platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. When using Spring Security in combination with Spring Framework, an unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

8.8 high