CVE-2010-3863 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.1.0, and JSecurity 0.9.x, does not canonicalize URI paths before comparing them to entries in the shiro.ini file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted request, as demonstrated by the /./account/index.jsp URI.

Published: 2010-11-05

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 54.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:jsecurity:jsecurity:0.9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-3jx9-mgwx-4q83	Apache Shiro Path Traversal vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.54799.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0020.html
http://osvdb.org/69067
http://secunia.com/advisories/41989
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514616/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44616
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2888
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62959

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.14021}`	epss `{'score': 0.13865}`

Subscriptions

Apache Shiro

Jsecurity Jsecurity

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-11-05T16:28:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:11.892Z

Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3863

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-11-05T17:00:02.577

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:23:42.633

Link: CVE-2010-3863

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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