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CVE-2022-40664: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro: before 1.10.0 — fixed in 1.10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro 1.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/12/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/12/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/loc2ktxng32xpy7lfwxto13k4lvnhjwg
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0005/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/12/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/12/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/loc2ktxng32xpy7lfwxto13k4lvnhjwg
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0005/

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