{"id":"CVE-2020-1957","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-1957","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:29:47.294Z","title":"Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.","description":"Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.","published":"2020-03-25T16:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:02:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apache/shiro","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.23326,"percentile":0.97765,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3982edf8bc8fcaa7a308e25a12d294fb4aac1f1e9d4e14fda639e77%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00014.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb3982edf8bc8fcaa7a308e25a12d294fb4aac1f1e9d4e14fda639e77%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00014.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1957","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}