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# Authorization Bypass of Static Resources in WebFlux Applications - 20241030003

## Overview

Spring Security have disclosed an vulnerability that enables an “authorisation bypass of static resources in WebFlux applications” under specific conditions. If exploited, this vulnerability could potentially allow unauthorized access to static resources, undermining application security.

## What is vulnerable?

| Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ |
| Spring WebFlux | 5.7.0 - 5.7.12 <br> 5.8.0 - 5.8.14 <br> 6.0.0 - 6.0.12 <br> 6.1.0 - 6.1.10 <br> 6.2.0 - 6.2.6 <br> 6.3.0 - 6.3.3 | [CVE-2024-38821](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38821) | 9.1 | **Critical** |

## What has been observed?

There is no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.

## Recommendation

The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of *48 hours...* (refer [Patch Management](../guidelines/patch-management.md)):

- Spring: <https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38821>

## Additional References

- SecurityOnline: <https://securityonline.info/cve-2024-38821-cvss-9-1-allows-authorization-bypass-in-webflux-applications/>