CVE-2021-41303 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Shiro versions prior to 1.8.0, specifically when integrated with Spring Boot, affecting Apache and Oracle financial services products. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a malicious HTTP request, bypassing security controls. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.8.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.8.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.