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CVE-2024-38821

Spring Security vulnerable to Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications

Description

Spring WebFlux applications that have Spring Security authorization rules on static resources can be bypassed under certain circumstances.

For this to impact an application, all of the following must be true:

  • It must be a WebFlux application
  • It must be using Spring's static resources support
  • It must have a non-permitAll authorization rule applied to the static resources support

Patch Available

Fix available through Seal Security. 

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Fix without upgrading
Score
9.1
Severity
Critical
Ecosystem
Java
Publish Date
October 28, 2024
Modified Date
February 3, 2026
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Versions