CVE-2020-1957
Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.33% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/shiro · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 23.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3982edf8bc8fcaa7a308e25a12d294fb4aac1f1e9d4e14fda639e77%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3982edf8bc8fcaa7a308e25a12d294fb4aac1f1e9d4e14fda639e77%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.