{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.shiro:shiro-web. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34478 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-web to a fixed version for your release line: 1.12.0 or 2.0.0-alpha-3.","what":"CVE-2023-34478 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Apache Shiro, published on 24 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34478 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-34478 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Apache Shiro, published on 24 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34478 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.shiro:shiro-web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.12.0\n- org.apache.shiro:shiro-web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.12.0\n- org.apache.shiro:shiro-web (Maven): affected from 2.0.0-alpha-1; fixed in 2.0.0-alpha-3\n- org.apache.shiro:shiro-web (Maven): affected from 2.0.0-alpha-1; fixed in 2.0.0-alpha-3\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34478/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-34478","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34478/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-34478","record":{"aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34478","GHSA-pmhc-2g4f-85cg","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34478"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Java security library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can bypass authentication via path traversal when Apache Shiro is used with frameworks routing non-normalized requests.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apache","cpe":[{"product":"shiro","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"Apache Shiro, before 1.12.0 or 2.0.0-alpha-3, may be susceptible to a path traversal attack that results in an authentication bypass when used together with APIs or other web frameworks that route requests based on non-normalized requests.\n\nMitigation: Update to Apache Shiro 1.12.0+ or 2.0.0-alpha-3+","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2025-08-16","github_poc":1,"max_poc_stars":0,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2025-08-16T09:22:44Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/shoucheng3/apache__shiro_CVE-2023-34478_1-11-0","stars":0,"title":null}],"tier":"poc_unverified"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Path Traversal in Apache Shiro","id":"CVE-2023-34478","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2023"},"n_packages":4,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in n/a","id":"CVE-2023-34486"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.12.0"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.shiro:shiro-web","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-pmhc-2g4f-85cg"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.12.0"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.shiro:shiro-web","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.shiro/shiro-web","source":"GHSA-pmhc-2g4f-85cg"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["2.0.0-alpha-3"],"introduced":["2.0.0-alpha-1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.shiro:shiro-web","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-pmhc-2g4f-85cg"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["2.0.0-alpha-3"],"introduced":["2.0.0-alpha-1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.shiro:shiro-web","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.shiro/shiro-web","source":"GHSA-pmhc-2g4f-85cg"}],"prev":{"headline":"Extension - braincert.com - SQLi in Virtual Classroom component for Joomla \u003c= 1.6.0","id":"CVE-2023-34477"},"products":["Apache Shiro"],"published":"2023-07-24","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher","id":"CVE-2022-40664","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-10-12"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2022-32532","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-06-28"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Shiro vulnerable to a specially crafted HTTP request causing an authentication bypass","id":"CVE-2021-41303","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-09-17"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro","id":"CVE-2020-17523","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-02-03"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro","id":"CVE-2020-17510","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-11-05"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro","id":"CVE-2020-11989","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-06-22"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-02-13","vendors":["Apache Software Foundation"]},"summary":"Attackers can bypass authentication via path traversal when Apache Shiro is used with frameworks routing non-normalized requests.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34478/"}