Information disclosure in Spring Session - CVE-2023-20866

 

Information disclosure in Spring Session - CVE-2023-20866

Published: January 30, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85901
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20866
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Spring Session

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to session id can be logged to the standard output stream. A remote user with access to the application logs can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system and use it for session hijacking.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20866

Install updates from vendor's website.

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