CVE-2023-46749: Apache Shiro vulnerable to path traversal

January 15, 2024 (updated November 4, 2025)

Apache Shiro before 1.130 or 2.0.0-alpha-4, may be susceptible to a path traversal attack that results in an authentication bypass when used together with path rewriting

Mitigation: Update to Apache Shiro 1.13.0+ or 2.0.0-alpha-4+, or ensure blockSemicolon is enabled (this is the default).

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jc7h-c423-mpjc
lists.apache.org/thread/mdv7ftz7k4488rzloxo2fb0p9shnp9wm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46749
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002

Code Behaviors & Features

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