CVE-2023-34034 (GCVE-0-2023-34034)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-19 14:16 – Updated: 2026-05-01 03:55
VLAI
Summary
Using "**" as a pattern in Spring Security configuration for WebFlux creates a mismatch in pattern matching between Spring Security and Spring WebFlux, and the potential for a security bypass.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • potential for a security bypass
  • CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Spring Security Affected: Spring Security 6.1.0 , ≤ 6.1.1 ( )
Affected: Spring Security 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.4 ( )
Affected: Spring Security 5.8.0 , ≤ 5.8.4 ( )
Affected: Spring Security 5.7.0 , ≤ 5.7.9 ( )
Affected: Spring Security 5.6.0 , ≤ 5.6.11 ( )
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