The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable which means that if it were extracted it could be written by anyone with access to the file system.
While there are no known exploits, this is an example of “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” and could result in an exploit. Users should update to the latest version of Spring Security to mitigate any future exploits found around this issue.
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring_security | Vmware | 5.8.4 (including) | 5.8.7 (excluding) |
| Spring_security | Vmware | 6.0.4 (including) | 6.0.7 (excluding) |
| Spring_security | Vmware | 6.1.1 (including) | 6.1.4 (excluding) |
| Spring_security | Vmware | 5.7.9 (including) | 5.7.9 (including) |
| Spring_security | Vmware | 5.7.10 (including) | 5.7.10 (including) |