Incomplete Cleanup
CVE-2023-20862
Summary
In Spring Security, the logout support does not properly clean the security context if using serialized versions. Additionally, it is not possible to explicitly save an empty security context to the "HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository". This vulnerability can keep users authenticated even after they performed logout. This vulnerability affects "org.springframework.security:spring-security-web" and "org.springframework.security:spring-security-config" packages versions 5.7.0 through 5.7.7, 5.8.0 through 5.8.2, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.2. Users of affected versions should upgrade to 5.7.8, 5.8.3, or 6.0.3.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup
The software does not properly "clean up" and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.
Advisory Timeline
- Published