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CVE-2021-22112

Published: Feb 23, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8.8 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22112
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request.A malicious user cannot cause the bug to happen (it must be programmed in). However, if the applications intent is to only allow the user to run with elevated privileges in a small portion of the application, the bug can be leveraged to extend those privileges to the rest of the application.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Spring_securityPivotal_software*5.2.9 (excluding)
Spring_securityPivotal_software5.3.0 (including)5.3.8 (excluding)
Spring_securityVmware5.4.0 (including)5.4.4 (excluding)

References

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