Authentication Bypass Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider package, versions [5.3.0.RELEASE,5.3.2.RELEASE) [5.2.0.RELEASE,5.2.4.RELEASE)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.86% (82nd percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKSECURITY-569093
  • published 13 May 2020
  • disclosed 13 May 2020
  • credit Sam Tinklenberg

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider to version 5.3.2.RELEASE, 5.2.4.RELEASE or higher.

Overview

org.springframework.security:spring-security-saml2-service-provider is a security component for the Spring Framework.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. A malicious user can carefully modify an otherwise valid SAML response and append an arbitrary assertion that Spring Security will accept as valid.