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CVE-2020-11989
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 24.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-06-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro: before 1.5.3 — fixed in 1.5.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro 1.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r408fe60bc8fdfd7c74135249d646d7abadb807ebf90f6fd2b014df21%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cuser.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cuser.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cuser.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cuser.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcf3d8041e1232201fe5d74fc612a193e435784d64002409b448b58fe%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r408fe60bc8fdfd7c74135249d646d7abadb807ebf90f6fd2b014df21%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
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