# CVE-2020-17523: Apache Shiro before 1.7.1, when using Apache Shiro with Spring, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.

- Also known as: GHSA-V98J-7CRC-WVRJ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.7.1
- Published: 2021-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache Shiro: before 1.7.1
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-web (Maven): fixed in 1.7.1
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven): fixed in 1.7.1
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring-boot-starter (Maven): fixed in 1.7.1

## Description

Apache Shiro before 1.7.1, 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-web, org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5943430a6136d37a1f2fc201d245fe094e2727a0bc27e3b2d43a39%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5b93ddf97e2c4cda779d22fab30539bdec454cfa5baec4ad0ffae235%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4b613e121438b97e3eb263cac3137caddb1dbd8f648b73a4f1898a6%40%3Cissues.activemq.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/r679ca97813384bdb1a4c087810ba44d9ad9c7c11583979bb7481d196%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r852971e28f54cafa7d325bd7033115c67d613b112a2a1076817390ac%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/jweny/shiro-cve-2020-17523

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