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GHSA-h8w4-qv99-f7vj

GitHub Security Advisory

Authorization bypass in org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.4, and 2.2 prior to 2.2.3, and 2.1 prior to 2.1.3, and 2.0 prior to 2.0.16, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to a privilege escalation under certain conditions. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request to the approval endpoint that can modify the previously saved authorization request and lead to a privilege escalation on the subsequent approval. This scenario can happen if the application is configured to use a custom approval endpoint that declares AuthorizationRequest as a controller method argument. This vulnerability exposes applications that meet all of the following requirements: Act in the role of an Authorization Server (e.g. @EnableAuthorizationServer) and use a custom Approval Endpoint that declares AuthorizationRequest as a controller method argument. This vulnerability does not expose applications that: Act in the role of an Authorization Server and use the default Approval Endpoint, act in the role of a Resource Server only (e.g. @EnableResourceServer), act in the role of a Client only (e.g. @EnableOAuthClient).

Affected Packages

Maven org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
Affected versions: 2.0.0 (fixed in 2.0.16)
Maven org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
Affected versions: 2.1.0 (fixed in 2.1.3)
Maven org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
Affected versions: 2.2.0 (fixed in 2.2.3.RELEASE)
Maven org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
Affected versions: 2.3.0 (fixed in 2.3.4.RELEASE)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-h8w4-qv99-f7vj
Published
October 19, 2018 10:00 PM
Last Modified
March 4, 2024 9:20 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 6, 2025 6:30 AM

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