GHSA-293q-567p-wmwq
Spring Security Vulnerable to Unauthorized User Impersonation when Using X.509 Client Certificates
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.11 | 6.5.11 |
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13 | no fix listed |
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.3.10 | no fix listed |
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | >= 5.8.0, <= 5.8.16 | no fix listed |
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | <= 5.7.14 | no fix listed |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
In Spring Security Web, `SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor` does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user.
`SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor` is deprecated by this CVE and replaced with `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`. As part of updating, you should also migrate to `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`.
Affected versions:
Spring Security Enterprise 5.7.0 through 5.7.24; 5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.
OSS 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.