CVE-2023-34042

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 5
Latest updateFeb 6

Description

The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable which means that if it were extracted it could be written by anyone with access to the file system. While there are no known exploits, this is an example of “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” and could result in an exploit. Users should update to the latest version of Spring Security to mitigate any future exploits found around this issue.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDvmware/spring_security5.8.45.8.7+4
CVEListV5spring_securitySpring Security 6.1.x prior to 6.1.4, Spring Security 6.0.x prior to 6.0.7, Spring Security 5.8.x prior to 5.8.7, Spring Security 5.7.x prior to 5.7.11

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Spring Security's spring-security.xsd file is world writable2024-02-06
GHSA
Spring Security's spring-security.xsd file is world writable2024-02-06
CVEList
CVE-2023-34042: The spring-security2024-02-05

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
spring-security-config: Incorrect Permission Assignment for spring-security.xsd2024-02-05
CVE-2023-34042 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | The spring-security.xsd file inside | cvebase.io