Incorrect authorization in Spring Security



| Updated: 2023-10-18
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-34035
CWE-ID CWE-863
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) Incorrect authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU82227

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34035

CWE-ID: CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.

The vulnerability exists due to authorization rule misconfiguration if the application uses requestMatchers(String) or requestMatchers(HttpMethod, String) and multiple servlets, one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet. A remote attacker can bypass authorization rules and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Security: 5.8.0 - 6.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34035


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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