Authorization Bypass Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-client package, versions [,5.7.14)[5.8.0,5.8.16)[6.2.0,6.2.8)[6.3.0,6.3.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKSECURITY-8399276
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed19 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-38827  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-client to version 5.7.14, 5.8.16, 6.2.8, 6.3.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass due to the use of String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() that have Locale dependent exceptions, which results in authorization rules not working properly.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1