Incorrect authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2023-34035
Published: October 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82227
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34035
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.
The vulnerability exists due to authorization rule misconfiguration if the application uses requestMatchers(String) or requestMatchers(HttpMethod, String) and multiple servlets, one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet. A remote attacker can bypass authorization rules and gain unauthorized access to the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34035
Install updates from vendor's website.