CVE-2023-34042

Summary

CVE-2023-34042: The Spring Security configuration file, spring-security.xsd, inside the spring-security-config jar is found to be world writable, posing a security risk. Anyone with access to the file system could potentially modify the file. Although no known exploits have been reported, this issue falls under the category of "CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource." To mitigate potential risks, it's recommended that users update to the latest version of Spring Security.

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