Missing Authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2024-38810
Published: August 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96227
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38810
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when using @AuthorizeReturnObject or the Spring Security produced AuthorizationAdvisorProxyFactory @Bean to wrap objects, which means that that annotations like @PreFilter and @PreAuthorize may take no affect on these wrapped objects. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Spring Security
watsonx.data
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component
watsonx.data
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38810
Install updates from vendor's website.
Spring Security - update to 6.3.2
watsonx.data - update to 2.0.3
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component - addressed in versions 8.10.14, 8.11.11, 9.0.3
watsonx.data - update to 2.0.3
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component - addressed in versions 8.10.14, 8.11.11, 9.0.3