CVE-2023-20862
spring-security: Empty SecurityContext Is Not Properly Saved Upon Logout
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 19, 2023
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Spring Security. In affected versions of Spring Security, the logout support does not properly clean the security context if using serialized versions. Additionally, it is not possible to explicitly save an empty security context to the HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository. This vulnerability can keep users authenticated even after they performed logout.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup