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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-41303

Apache Shiro before 1.8.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring Boot, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. Users should update to Apache Shiro 1.8.0.

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CVE-2021-41303
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1 Nov 2026, 07:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-41303

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Sept 2021, 09:15 UTC

Apache Shiro before 1.8.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring Boot, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. Users should update to Apache Shiro 1.8.0.

osv:CVE-2021-41303
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41303",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2021-41303",
    "summary": "Apache Shiro before 1.8.0, when using Apache Shiro with Spring Boot, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. Users should update to Apache Shiro 1.8.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-41303",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:56.390682685Z",
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      "references": [
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        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re470be1ffea44bca28ccb0e67a4cf5d744e2d2b981d00fdbbf5abc13%40%3Cannounce.shiro.apache.org%3E",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0001/",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438661,
  "published_at": "2021-09-17T09:15:09.267+00:00"
}