Spring Security Config XSD world writable (CWE-732)
CVE-2023-34042 Published on February 5, 2024
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-34042 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. When a resource is given a permissions setting that provides access to a wider range of actors than required, it could lead to the exposure of sensitive information, or the modification of that resource by unintended parties. This is especially dangerous when the resource is related to program configuration, execution or sensitive user data.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-34042
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Exploit Probability
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