CVE-2023-20860 (High) detected in spring-webmvc-5.3.23.jar

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CVE-2023-20860 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-5.3.23.jar

Spring Web MVC

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webdocs-actuator-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • webdocs-commons-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
    • spring-boot-starter-web-2.7.5.jar
      • ❌ spring-webmvc-5.3.23.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2cda59cc9ba15234ad74bb5750717c564aad3b18

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Spring Framework running version 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 or 5.3.0 - 5.3.25 using "**" as a pattern in Spring Security configuration with the mvcRequestMatcher creates a mismatch in pattern matching between Spring Security and Spring MVC, and the potential for a security bypass.

Publish Date: 2023-03-27

URL: CVE-2023-20860

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/blog/2023/03/21/this-week-in-spring-march-21st-2023/

Release Date: 2023-03-27

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-webmvc:5.3.26,6.0.7

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