# CVE-2020-17510: Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-17510-authentication-bypass-in-apache-shiro  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-04-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-17510 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-04-22

Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro

Technologies: [org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-shiro-shiro-spring). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-17510 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-17510 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-17510?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 April 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-17510?** Yes. org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven): upgrade to 1.7.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-17510?** Check whether you run org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven): upgrade to 1.7.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring to 1.7.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.shiro:shiro-spring (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-17510
- GHSA-7cj4-gj8m-m2f7

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