CVE-2021-41303 (GCVE-0-2021-41303)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-17 08:20 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:08
VLAI
Title
Apache Shiro before 1.8.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring Boot, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass
Summary
Apache Shiro before 1.8.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring Boot, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. Users should update to Apache Shiro 1.8.0.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro Affected: Apache Shiro , < 1.8.0 (custom)
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Credits
Apache Shiro would like to thank tsug0d for reporting this issue.
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  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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