CVE-2023-34042
low-risk
Published 2024-02-05
The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable which means that if it were extracted it could be written by anyone with access to the file system. While there are no known exploits, this is an example of “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” and could result in an exploit. Users should update to the latest version of Spring Security to mitigate any future exploits found around this issue.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.1/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (3)
20
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
11/34 · Low
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low