Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader package, versions [3.2.0,3.2.9) [3.3.0,3.3.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKBOOT-7814198
  • published 23 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 23 Aug 2024
  • credit Yufan You

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader to version 3.2.9, 3.3.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature due to the signature verification process in nested jar files. An attacker can manipulate the signature to appear as if it was signed by a trusted source by exploiting the verification logic.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None