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GHSA-3H6F-G5F3-GC4W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-19 15:30 – Updated: 2024-10-28 19:30

Summary

Access Control Bypass in Spring Security

Details

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-19 14:16 – Updated: 2026-05-01 03:55

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 · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-30 00:00 UTC

CWE

potential for a security bypass
CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions

Assigner

vmware mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34034
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023081…

Impacted products

1 product

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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