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Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2024-22234CVE-2024-22234: Broken Access Control in Spring Security With Direct Use of isFullyAuthenticated

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Spring Security from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In Spring Security, versions 6.1.x prior to 6.1.7 and versions 6.2.x prior to 6.2.2, an application is vulnerable to broken access control when it directly uses the AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated(Authentication) method. Specifically, an application is vulnerable if: * The application uses AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated(Authentication) directly and a null authentication parameter is passed to it resulting in an erroneous true return value. An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true: * The application does not use AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated(Authentication) directly. * The application does not pass null to AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticated * The application only uses isFullyAuthenticated via Method Security https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/authorization/method-security.html  or HTTP Request Security https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/authorization/authorize-http-requests.html

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core6.1.7GHSA-w3w6-26f2-p474
Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core6.2.2GHSA-w3w6-26f2-p474

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Spring Spring Security 6.1.x – before 6.1.76.2.x – before 6.2.2

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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