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 - :x: **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

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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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