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CVE-2023-34042

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Published: Feb 5, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable which means that if it were extracted it could be written by anyone with access to the file system. While there are no known exploits, this is an example of “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” and could result in an exploit. Users should update to the latest version of Spring Security to mitigate any future exploits found around this issue.

Affected (5)

Vmware
1 product
Spring Security
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Spring Security
From 5.8.4 to 5.8.7
Spring Security
From 6.0.4 to 6.0.7
Spring Security
From 6.1.1 to 6.1.4
Spring Security
Version 5.7.10
Spring Security
Version 5.7.9

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (3)

Source: security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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