# CVE-2020-11989: Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication

- Also known as: GHSA-72W9-FCJ5-3FCG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.5.3
- Published: 2020-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro: Apache Shiro 1.5.2 - 1.5.3
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven): fixed in 1.5.3

## Description

Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro, org.apache.shiro:shiro-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cuser.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72815a124a119c450b86189767d06848e0d380b1795c6c511d54a675%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%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/r408fe60bc8fdfd7c74135249d646d7abadb807ebf90f6fd2b014df21%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/HYWZ36/HYWZ36-CVE-2020-11989-code
- https://github.com/cuijiung/shiro-CVE-2020-11989

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