UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1957

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1957

    Published: 25 Mar 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-1957
    Aliases:
    USN-4740-1

    Summary:

    Details: Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1957, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/23/2, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E, https://github.com/apache/shiro/pull/203#issuecomment-605442534, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4740-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1957

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shiro

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.2.4-1
    1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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