#VU100676 Improper Authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2024-38827 

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#VU100676 Improper Authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2024-38827

Published: November 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100676
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38827
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of Locale dependent exceptions when using String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() for string comparison. A remote attacker can bypass authorization rules using specially crafted input.

Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU98795 (CVE-2024-38820).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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