CVE-2022-40664 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40664 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-40664 is a critical vulnerability in Apache Shiro, published on 12 Oct 2022.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40664 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.10.0
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.10.0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40664/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40664/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-40664?
CVE-2022-40664 is a critical vulnerability in Apache Shiro, published on 12 Oct 2022.
Official description
Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40664?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.shiro:shiro-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.shiro:shiro-core Maven | All versions | 1.10.0 |
org.apache.shiro:shiro-core Maven | All versions | 1.10.0 |
Products include Apache Shiro.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40664?
Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-core to 1.10.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-40664 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40664 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Shiro
- CVE-2023-34478 Path Traversal in Apache Shiro
- CVE-2022-32532 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-41303 Apache Shiro vulnerable to a specially crafted HTTP request causing an authentication bypass
- CVE-2020-17523 Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro
- CVE-2020-17510 Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40664, GHSA-45x9-q6vj-cqgq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40664.