CVE-2011-2731 describes a race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism within VMware SpringSource Spring Security versions prior to 2.0.7 and 3.0.x prior to 3.0.6. This flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges by manipulating threads due to the Authentication object being stored in a shared security context. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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