CVE-2011-2731
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.013 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (16)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- vmware springsource spring security≤ 2.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security≤ 3.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 2.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 3.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 3.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 3.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 3.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- vmware springsource spring security= 3.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core< 2.0.7osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core
- Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core3.0.0 → 3.0.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization in Spring Security2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45958cnnvd
- http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2731cnnvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55155enisa_euvd
- http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2731enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029151enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814nvd
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