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Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 7, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.6.0

Patched versions

1.6.0

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.6.0, when using Apache Shiro, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 17, 2020
Reviewed May 5, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 7, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-13933

GHSA ID

GHSA-2vgm-wxr3-6w2j

Source code

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