SB2023042130 - Security features bypass in Spring Security
Published: April 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023042130
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20862)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.