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Critical · 9.1 Public exploit CVE-2024-38821 EUVD-2024-3011GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw

Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications

Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Jan 24, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Vendor: Spring Product: Spring Package: apache-nifi Package: apache-nifi-compat Package: apache-nifi-toolkit Package: org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Package: thingsboard Package: thingsboard-tb-js-executor Package: thingsboard-tb-mqtt-transport Package: thingsboard-tb-node Package: thingsboard-tb-web-ui Ecosystem: Maven Ecosystem: Wolfi

Description

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances.

For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true:

* It must be a WebFlux application
* It must be using Spring's static resources support
* It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Spring Spring 5.7.x – < 5.7.13, 5.8.x – < 5.8.15, 6.0.x – < 6.0.13, 6.1.x – < 6.1.11, 6.2.x – < 6.2.7, 6.3.x – < 6.3.4 5.7.13

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.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling apache-nifi +2 2.0.0-r0 —
Wolfi rolling thingsboard +4 3.8.1-r2 —

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 2 repositories

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.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 5.0.0, < 5.7.13 5.7.13 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.15 5.8.15 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.7 6.2.7 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.13 6.0.13 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.11 6.1.11 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw
Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.4 6.3.4 GHSA-c4q5-6c82-3qpw

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