Security context

What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.

apache/shiro

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Fixes

CVEs

CRITICAL

Peak severity

47.5%

Coverage

Highlights

Auth Bypass: 36 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.

core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/authc/credential/DefaultPasswordService.java: most-fixed (3 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.

33 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.

Recurring patterns

The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.

Auth Bypass: Path canonicalization differences (such as trailing slashes) can lead to mismatches between security filters and backend routing patterns, completely bypassing authentication controls.

Cryptographic Weakness: Using a hardcoded, static cipher key for the RememberMe manager allows remote attackers to perform deserialization attacks and achieve Remote Code Execution.

Session Fixation: Failure to rotate or destroy session identifiers upon successful authentication allows attackers to hijack active user sessions.