Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro - CVE-2020-17510
Published: November 5, 2020 / Updated: November 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48197
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17510
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when using Apache Shiro with Spring. A remote attacker can send a specially crfated HTTP request, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Apache Shiro
Planning Analytics Local
Ubuntu
libshiro-java (Ubuntu package)
Planning Analytics Local
Ubuntu
libshiro-java (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17510
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Shiro - update to 1.7.0
Planning Analytics Local - update to 2.0.1
libshiro-java (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.3.2-4ubuntu0.2
Planning Analytics Local - update to 2.0.1
libshiro-java (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.3.2-4ubuntu0.2