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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-17523 – Apache Shiro security bypass

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2020-17523

Apache Shiro could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper authenticated validation when using with Spring. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.

Impact

Security bypass

Affected Vendors

Apache

Affected Products

Apache Shiro 1.7.0

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Shiro (1.7.1 or later)

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