Authentication Bypass Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-web package, versions [6.1.0,6.1.7) [6.2.0,6.2.2)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKSECURITY-6254469
- published 20 Feb 2024
- disclosed 19 Feb 2024
- credit Rogério Sorroche
Introduced: 19 Feb 2024
CVE-2024-22234 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to version 6.1.7, 6.2.2 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 Authentication Bypass when directly using the AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated(Authentication) method and passing a null authentication parameter to it.
Note:
An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true:
the application does not use
AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated(Authentication)directlythe application does not pass
nulltoAuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticatedthe application only uses
isFullyAuthenticatedvia Method Security or HTTP Request Security