CVE-2023-34042
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-21
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_linux
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windowsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_microsoft_windows
- Spring Security≤ Spring Security 6.1.x prior to 6.1.4, Spring Security 6.0.x prior to 6.0.7, Spring Security 5.8.x prior to 5.8.7, Spring Security 5.7.x prior to 5.7.11enisa_euvdEU
- Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-config5.7.9 → 5.7.11osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config
- Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-config5.8.4 → 5.8.7osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2385VMware Tanzu Spring Security: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2023-09-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tanzu Spring Security ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
- GHSA-9gp8-6cg8-7h34Spring Security's spring-security.xsd file is world writable2024-02-06ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-34042cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-34042/cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0010/cnnvd
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34042cnnvd
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34042enisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241129-0010/nvd
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34042Vendor Advisorynvd
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