`CVE-2023-34035` Spring Security

Affected software	Spring Security
Severity	7.3 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`5.8.5`, `6.0.5`, `6.1.2`
Weakness	Incorrect authorization (CWE-863)
Published	18 Jul 2023
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Spring Security versions 5.8 prior to 5.8.5, 6.0 prior to 6.0.5, and 6.1 prior to 6.1.2 could be susceptible to authorization rule misconfiguration if the application uses requestMatchers(String) and multiple servlets, one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet. (DispatcherServlet is a Spring MVC component that maps HTTP endpoints to methods on @Controller-annotated classes.) Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: * Spring MVC is on the classpath * Spring Security is securing more than one servlet in a single application (one of them being Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet) * The application uses requestMatchers(String) to refer to endpoints that are not Spring MVC endpoints An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true: * The application does not have Spring MVC on the classpath * The application secures no servlets other than Spring MVC’s DispatcherServlet * The application uses requestMatchers(String) only for Spring MVC endpoints

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
EPSS 0.66% chance in 30 days

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	jzheaux/cve-2023-34035-mitigations	4	2023-08-01

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

GitHub PoC

jzheaux/cve-2023-34035-mitigations

2023-08-01

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: spring-projects/spring-security-samples 4e3bec9.

Protection none
Action unverified
Review automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by	Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding	This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Decided by

Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding

This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

7.3 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L security@vmware.com Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 5.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.3	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`	security@vmware.com	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	5.3	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2026 ↗	CPU	2026-Q2	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Onboarding Batch Processes (Spring Security) (14.5.0.0.0-14.8.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q1	Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Boot) (23.2.0, 23.3.1) Oracle Communications Applications / PSR Designer (Spring Security) (7.4.2.8.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Base (Spring Security) (14.5.0-14.7.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Spring Security) (14.5.0-14.7.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / UI General (Spring Security) (21.1.0, 22.1.0, 22.2.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q4	Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.0-23.1.7, 23.2.0-23.2.2) Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.0-23.1.8, 23.2.0-23.2.4) Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.3, 23.2.1, 23.3.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2026 ↗

CPU

2026-Q2

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Onboarding Batch Processes (Spring Security) (14.5.0.0.0-14.8.0.0.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Boot) (23.2.0, 23.3.1)
Oracle Communications Applications / PSR Designer (Spring Security) (7.4.2.8.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Base (Spring Security) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Spring Security) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / UI General (Spring Security) (21.1.0, 22.1.0, 22.2.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q4

Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.0-23.1.7, 23.2.0-23.2.2)
Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.0-23.1.8, 23.2.0-23.2.4)
Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Spring Security) (23.1.3, 23.2.1, 23.3.0)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Communications	Install/Upgrade (Spring Boot)	23.2.0, 23.3.1	23.2.0 · 23.3.1
Oracle Communications	Install/Upgrade (Spring Security)	23.1.0-23.1.7, 23.2.0-23.2.2	23.1.3 · 23.2.1 · 23.3.0
Oracle Communications Applications	PSR Designer (Spring Security)	7.4.2.8.0	7.4.2.8.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Base (Spring Security)	14.5.0-14.7.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Common (Spring Security)	14.5.0-14.7.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Onboarding Batch Processes (Spring Security)	14.5.0.0.0-14.8.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	UI General (Spring Security)	21.1.0, 22.1.0, 22.2.0	21.1.0 · 22.1.0 · 22.2.0

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Communications

Install/Upgrade (Spring Boot)

23.2.0, 23.3.1

23.2.0 · 23.3.1

Oracle Communications

Install/Upgrade (Spring Security)

23.1.0-23.1.7, 23.2.0-23.2.2

23.1.3 · 23.2.1 · 23.3.0

Oracle Communications Applications

PSR Designer (Spring Security)

7.4.2.8.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Base (Spring Security)

14.5.0-14.7.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Common (Spring Security)

14.5.0-14.7.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Onboarding Batch Processes (Spring Security)

14.5.0.0.0-14.8.0.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

UI General (Spring Security)

21.1.0, 22.1.0, 22.2.0

21.1.0 · 22.1.0 · 22.2.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.springframework.security:spring-security-config 5.8.0 5.8.5 unbounded

org.springframework.security:spring-security-config 6.0.0 6.0.5 unbounded

org.springframework.security:spring-security-config 6.1.0 6.1.2 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.springframework.security:spring-security-config`	5.8.0	`5.8.5`	unbounded
`org.springframework.security:spring-security-config`	6.0.0	`6.0.5`	unbounded
`org.springframework.security:spring-security-config`	6.1.0	`6.1.2`	unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 6 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
osv	org.springframework.security	spring-security-config	generic	≥ 5.8.0 and ＜ 5.8.5 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.5 · ≥ 6.1.0 and ＜ 6.1.2
nvd	vmware	spring security	generic	≥ 5.8.0 and ＜ 5.8.5 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.5 · ≥ 6.1.0 and ＜ 6.1.2

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

osv

org.springframework.security

spring-security-config

generic

≥ 5.8.0 and ＜ 5.8.5 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.5 · ≥ 6.1.0 and ＜ 6.1.2

nvd

vmware

spring security

generic

≥ 5.8.0 and ＜ 5.8.5 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.5 · ≥ 6.1.0 and ＜ 6.1.2

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security-samples/commit/4e3bec904a5467db28ea33e25ac9d90524b53d66	WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/bb46a5427005e33e637b15948de8adae244ce547	WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/df239b6448ccf138b0c95b5575a88f33ac35cd9a	WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security-samples/tree/main/servlet/java-configuration/authentication/preauth	WEB
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-34035	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2023-07-18	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2023-07-18

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.springframework.security:spring-security-config

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint no match A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven matched Mitigation candidate Open-source Maven artifact indexed by OSV (Maven packages: org.springframework.security:spring-security-config). The source is public, which makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate; nothing here establishes that one can be written.

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match no match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold no match Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized

24 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No exploit code has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

vmware spring_security tracked cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

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