Critical

Improper Authentication in Apache ShenYu Admin

  • Disclosed: 17.11.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

A flaw was found in Apache ShenYu Admin. The incorrect use of JWT in ShenyuAdminBootstrap allows an attacker to bypass authentication. This issue affected Apache ShenYu 2.3.0 and 2.4.0.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin >= 2.3.0, < 2.4.1 2.4.1

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin
Disclosed
17.11.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vpfp-5gwq-g533 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-admin

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
11.2021 10.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 2
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-25753 < 2.6.0 2.6.0
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2022-42735 < 2.5.1 2.5.1
  3. Improper Authentication in Apache ShenYu Admin this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-37580 >= 2.3.0, < 2.4.1 2.4.1

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