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GHSA-4vpr-xfrp-cj64

HighCVSS 7.3 / 10
Published Jul 18, 2023·Last modified Feb 16, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Spring Security versions 5.8 prior to 5.8.5, 6.0 prior to 6.0.5, and 6.1 prior to 6.1.2 could be susceptible to authorization rule misconfiguration if the application uses requestMatchers(String) and multiple servlets, one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet. (DispatcherServlet is a Spring MVC component that maps HTTP endpoints to methods on @Controller-annotated classes.)

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:

  • Spring MVC is on the classpath
  • Spring Security is securing more than one servlet in a single application (one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet)
  • The application uses requestMatchers(String) to refer to endpoints that are not Spring MVC endpoints

An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true:

  • The application does not have Spring MVC on the classpath
  • The application secures no servlets other than Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet
  • The application uses requestMatchers(String) only for Spring MVC endpoints
Risk Scores
Base Score
7.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.7

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.66%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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