Spring Security Authorization Bypass for Case Sensitive Comparisons (Spring by VMware Tanzu Spring Security)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % · percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
The usage of String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in authorization rules not working properly.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-q3v6-hm2v-pw99 — Spring Framework has Authorization Bypass for Case Sensitive Comparisons
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3496
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-38827
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0481 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0215 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu Gemfire · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1005 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Spring · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring by VMware Tanzu · Spring Security | affected 5.7.0 - 5.7.13, 5.8.0 - 5.8.15, 6.0.0 - 6.0.13, 6.1.0 - 6.1.11, 6.2.0 - 6.2.7, 6.3.0 - 6.3.4, Older unsupported versions are also affected |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |