Timing Attack Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-web package, versions [,5.2.9.RELEASE) [5.3.0,5.3.7) [5.4.0,5.4.3)
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- published 7 May 2021
- disclosed 6 May 2021
- credit Unknown
How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to version 5.2.9.RELEASE, 5.3.7, 5.4.3 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web is a package within Spring Security that provides security services for the Spring IO Platform.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack. It is possible for an attacker to steal CSRF tokens through a timing attack.
References
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