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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2019-12422 EUVD-2020-0313GHSA-r679-m633-g7wc

Improper input validation in Apache Shiro

Published Nov 18, 2019 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.4.2, when using the default "remember me" configuration, cookies could be susceptible to a padding attack.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Shiro to 1.4.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 shiro No fix yet —
Debian 13 shiro No fix yet —
Debian 12 shiro No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS shiro No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS shiro No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS shiro No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS shiro No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS shiro No fix yet —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.shiro:shiro-core < 1.4.2 1.4.2 GHSA-r679-m633-g7wc

References