Security features bypass in Spring Security



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-20862
CWE-ID CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Spring Security
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU75408

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20862

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the logout support does not properly clean the security context if using serialized versions. A remote attacker can save an empty security context to the HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository and keep users authenticated even after they performed logout.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Security: 5.7.0 - 6.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20862


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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