Improper Authentication Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-core package, versions [,2.0.7.RELEASE) [3.0.0.RELEASE,3.0.6.RELEASE)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.28% (68th percentile)
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NVD
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKSECURITY-31338
  • published 8 Sep 2014
  • disclosed 5 Dec 2012
  • credit Unknown

Overview

org.springframework.security:spring-security-core Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.

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