GHSA-C4Q5-6C82-3QPW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-28 09:30 – Updated: 2025-01-24 21:31
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Summary
Spring Security vulnerable to Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications
Details

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances.

For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true:

  • It must be a WebFlux application
  • It must be using Spring's static resources support
  • It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3 (Critical)
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
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.7.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "5.8.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.8.15"
            }
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      },
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            {
              "introduced": "6.2.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "6.2.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
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      },
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            {
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            }
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      },
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            {
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            }
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        "name": "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "6.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.3.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-38821"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-285",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-10-28T15:19:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-28T07:15:07Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances.\n\nFor this to impact an application, all of the following must be true:\n\n  *  It must be a WebFlux application\n  *  It must be using Spring\u0027s static resources support\n  *  It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support",
  "id": "GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw",
  "modified": "2025-01-24T21:31:27Z",
  "published": "2024-10-28T09:30:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38821"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/0e257b56ce35402558a260ffa6b368982f9a7934"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/4ce7cde15599c0447163fd46bac616e03318bf5b"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250124-0006"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38821"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring Security vulnerable to Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications"
}


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