Bug 1375884 (CVE-2016-6802)

Summary: CVE-2016-6802 Apache Shiro: Security servlet filters bypass
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: abhgupta, aileenc, chazlett, dmcphers, gvarsami, java-sig-commits, jcoleman, jialiu, jokerman, ldimaggi, lmeyer, mmccomas, nwallace, rwagner, soa-p-jira, tcunning, tiwillia, tkirby
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Fixed In Version: Apache Shiro 1.3.2 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1378679, 1375885    
Bug Blocks: 1375886, 1385169    

Description Andrej Nemec 2016-09-14 07:25:22 UTC 
Apache Shiro before 1.3.2,  when using a non-root servlet context path, specifically crafted requests can be used to by pass some security servlet filters, resulting in unauthorized access.

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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/488
Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2016-09-14 07:27:03 UTC 
Created shiro tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-24 [bug 1375885]
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2016-09-17 22:28:21 UTC 
shiro-1.3.2-1.fc25 has been pushed to the Fedora 25 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.