spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.2)

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Vulnerable Library - spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-core

Library home page: http://springsource.org/spring-security

Path to vulnerable library: /lib/spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

Found in HEAD commit: bafe36287e51aaacdb1ab47c78bd429757cdc4f2

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (spring-security-core version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2024-22257	High	8.2	spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar	Direct	5.7.12	❌
CVE-2019-11272	High	7.3	spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar	Direct	4.2.13.RELEASE	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2024-22257

### Vulnerable Library - spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-core

Library home page: http://springsource.org/spring-security

Path to vulnerable library: /lib/spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: bafe36287e51aaacdb1ab47c78bd429757cdc4f2

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

In Spring Security, versions 5.7.x prior to 5.7.12, 5.8.x prior to 5.8.11, versions 6.0.x prior to 6.0.9, versions 6.1.x prior to 6.1.8, versions 6.2.x prior to 6.2.3, an application is possible vulnerable to broken access control when it directly uses the AuthenticatedVoter#vote passing a null Authentication parameter.

Publish Date: 2024-03-18

URL: CVE-2024-22257

### CVSS 3 Score Details (8.2)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-22257

Release Date: 2024-03-18

Fix Resolution: 5.7.12

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CVE-2019-11272

### Vulnerable Library - spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-core

Library home page: http://springsource.org/spring-security

Path to vulnerable library: /lib/spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **spring-security-core-3.1.7.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: bafe36287e51aaacdb1ab47c78bd429757cdc4f2

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

Spring Security, versions 4.2.x up to 4.2.12, and older unsupported versions support plain text passwords using PlaintextPasswordEncoder. If an application using an affected version of Spring Security is leveraging PlaintextPasswordEncoder and a user has a null encoded password, a malicious user (or attacker) can authenticate using a password of "null".

Publish Date: 2019-06-26

URL: CVE-2019-11272

### CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11272

Release Date: 2019-06-26

Fix Resolution: 4.2.13.RELEASE

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