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CVE-2022-40664:
Apache Shiro vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Apache Shiro versions prior to 1.10.0 contain an Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-40664) that occurs when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher. The vulnerability was discovered by Y4tacker and publicly disclosed on October 11, 2022 (OSS Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NetApp Security).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS) (NetApp Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The recommended mitigation is to update to Apache Shiro version 1.10.0 or later (OSS Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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