Apache Shiro before 1.6.0, when using Apache Shiro, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass.
CVE-2020-13933
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 80.9%, top 1% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 98.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 17, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (32)
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r18b45d560d76c4260813c802771cc9678aa651fb8340e09366bfa198%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4506cedc401d6b8de83787f8436aac83956e411d66848c84785db46d%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4c1e1249e9e1acb868db0c80728c13f448d07333da06a0f1603c0a33%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r539f87706094e79c5da0826030384373f0041068936912876856835f%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r575301804bfac87a064359cf4b4ae9d514f2d10db7d44120765f4129%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ea0224c1971a91dc6ade1f22508119a9c3bd56cef656f0c44bbfabb%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70098e336d02047ce4d4e69293fe8d558cd68cde06f6430398959bc4%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70b907ccb306e9391145e2b10f56cc6914a245f91720a17a486c020a%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8097b81905f2a113ebdf925bcbc6d8c9d6863c807c9ee42e1e7c9293%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r852971e28f54cafa7d325bd7033115c67d613b112a2a1076817390ac%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9d93dfb5df016b1a71a808486bc8f9fbafebbdbc8533625f91253f1d%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea6d8560d6354d41433ad006069904f0ed083527aa348b5999261a7%40%3Cdev.geode.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb47d88af224e396ee34ffb88ee99fb6d04510de5722cf14b7137e6bc%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5edf49cd1451475dbcf53826ba6ef1bb7872dd6493d6112eb0c2bad%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re25b8317b00a50272a7252c4552cf1a81a97984cc2111ef7728e48e0%40%3Cdev.shiro.apache.org%3E
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-13933(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libshiro-java (1.3.2-4ubuntu0.2) @ focal | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | shiro-core | 2021-02-02 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.shiro:shiro-core | 1.0.0-incubating ... 1.5.3 (20 versions) | 1.6.0 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-05-27 00:05 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoC0xkami/cve-2020-13933First seen Sep 23, 2020
cve-2020-13933 apache shiro权限绕过漏洞
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCEXP-Docs/CVE-2020-13933First seen Sep 9, 2020
CVE-2020-13933 靶场: shiro 认证绕过漏洞
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