CVE-2023-34042 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-34042

The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable...

Vulnerability Description

The spring-security.xsd file inside the spring-security-config jar is world writable which means that if it were extracted it could be written by anyone with access to the file system. While there are no known exploits, this is an example of “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” and could result in an exploit. Users should update to the latest version of Spring Security to mitigate any future exploits found around this issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Spring Security
Vulnerable Versions:
Spring Security 6.1.x prior to 6.1.4, Spring Security 6.0.x prior to 6.0.7, Spring Security 5.8.x prior to 5.8.7, Spring Security 5.7.x prior to 5.7.11

Timeline

Official Publish: February 5th, 2024
Last Modified: June 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.