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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-11989

Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

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CVE-2020-11989
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1 Nov 2026, 05:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-11989

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jun 2020, 19:15 UTC

Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.

osv:CVE-2020-11989
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11989",
  "method": "structured",
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  "published_at": "2020-06-22T19:15:10.653+00:00"
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