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CVE-2020-1957

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-1957 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Apache Shiro versions prior to 1.5.2, specifically when integrated with Spring dynamic controllers. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a special request, bypassing security controls and potentially gaining full access to the system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, the impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2333 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.shiro:shiro-coreFixed in: 1.5.2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)Fixed in: opendaylight
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)Fixed in: opendaylight

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-26gr-cvq3-qxgfcritical

Improper Authentication in Apache Shiro

May 7, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-1957Important

shiro: Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass

Mar 25, 2020

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/r17f371fc89d34df2d0c8131473fbc68154290e1be238895648f5a1e6%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r2d2612c034ab21a3a19d2132d47d3e4aa70105008dd58af62b653040%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rab1972d6b177f7b5c3dde9cfb0a40f03bca75f0eaf1d8311e5762cb3%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rb3982edf8bc8fcaa7a308e25a12d294fb4aac1f1e9d4e14fda639e77%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rc64fb2336683feff3580c3c3a8b28e80525077621089641f2f386b63%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rc8b39ea8b3ef71ddc1cd74ffc866546182683c8adecf19c263fe7ac0%40%3Ccommits.shiro.apache.org%3E
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00014.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory