VDB-210707 · CVE-2022-40664 · GCVE-0-2022-40664

Apache Shiro up to 1.9.x RequestDispatcher improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Shiro up to 1.9.x. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component RequestDispatcher. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-40664. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Shiro up to 1.9.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component RequestDispatcher. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

The weakness was disclosed 10/12/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-40664 since 09/13/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Apache

Name

Shiro

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Shiro 1.10.0

Timelineinfo

09/13/2022 🔍
10/12/2022 +29 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2025 +946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-40664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210707

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2022 14:08
Updated: 05/15/2025 17:39
Changes: 10/12/2022 14:08 (40), 11/07/2022 09:33 (11), 05/15/2025 17:39 (15)
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