CVE-2020-13933 Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in applications using Apache Shiro by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-13933?

CVE-2020-13933 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Shiro before 1.6.0, when using Apache Shiro, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13933?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.shiro:shiro-core. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.shiro:shiro-core MavenAll versions1.6.0
org.apache.shiro:shiro-core MavenAll versions1.6.0

Products include Apache Shiro, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13933?

Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-core to 1.6.0 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-13933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13933, GHSA-2vgm-wxr3-6w2j, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13933.

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