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CVE-2023-20862: Incomplete Cleanup

April 19, 2023 (updated September 6, 2023)

In Spring Security, versions 5.7.x prior to 5.7.8, versions 5.8.x prior to 5.8.3, and versions 6.0.x prior to 6.0.3, the logout support does not properly clean the security context if using serialized versions. Additionally, it is not possible to explicitly save an empty security context to the HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository. This vulnerability can keep users authenticated even after they performed logout. Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation. 5.7.x users should upgrade to 5.7.8. 5.8.x users should upgrade to 5.8.3. 6.0.x users should upgrade to 6.0.3.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20862
  • spring.io/security/cve-2023-20862

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.7.0 before 5.7.8, all versions starting from 5.8.0 before 5.8.3, all versions starting from 6.0.0 before 6.0.3

Fixed versions

  • 5.7.8
  • 5.8.3
  • 6.0.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 5.7.8, 5.8.3, 6.0.3 or above.

Impact 6.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-459: Incomplete Cleanup

Source file

maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/CVE-2023-20862.yml

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