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Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro

Critical 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

< 1.5.3

Patched versions

1.5.3

Description

Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management. Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 22, 2020
Reviewed May 6, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 7, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

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

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-11989

GHSA ID

GHSA-72w9-fcj5-3fcg

Source code

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