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springboot-project CVE-2026-79571

| EUVDEUVD-2026-72849 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-09-08 mitre GHSA-62mr-8m9f-4455
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach app over network
  2. Delivery
    Send request to /seller management endpoint
  3. Exploit
    SellerAuthorizeAspect fails to enforce auth
  4. Execution
    List/modify products and orders
  5. Impact
    Cancel orders, alter categories

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires only network reachability to the springboot-project v1.0.0 seller-management HTTP endpoints; per AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N there is no authentication, no user interaction, and no special configuration needed against a default deployment. The only real limiting factor is that the application (specifically its seller-side interfaces) must be network-exposed to the attacker - there is no version gating beyond running the vulnerable v1.0.0 code and no platform dependency.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, 9.1) describes a trivially reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity flaw with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact - internally consistent with the description. However, real-world priority is tempered by exposure: EPSS is only 0.18% (7th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no weaponized public exploit is identified - only a GitHub write-up. Most importantly, springboot-project appears to be a hobby/learning project with negligible production deployment, so the 9.1 severity reflects the flaw's mechanics rather than fleet-wide risk. The 'C:H' rating is defensible (full seller order/product data exposure) though arguably closer to moderate for a demo dataset; treat the score as accurate for the code but low as an operational priority.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the application over the network sends direct HTTP requests to the seller-management endpoints without logging in, and the SellerAuthorizeAspect fails to block them. They enumerate all orders and products, then cancel legitimate orders and pull products off sale or alter category listings, disrupting the merchant. Exploitation requires only a browser or curl (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); no PoC tooling beyond the referenced write-up is needed.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

Broken access control in springboot-project v1.0.0 lets remote unauthenticated attackers reach every seller-management interface through a flaw in the SellerAuthorizeAspect authorization component. Attackers can enumerate all products and orders, toggle products on/off sale, finish or cancel orders, and modify categories with no credentials. No public exploit identified at time of analysis beyond the reporter's write-up; EPSS is low at 0.18% (7th percentile).

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is identified at time of analysis; the only public source is a third-party GitHub write-up, not a tagged fix. Because this is an authorization-enforcement defect, the concrete fix is to correct the SellerAuthorizeAspect so its pointcut matches all seller-management endpoints and rejects unauthenticated/unauthorized principals (return 401/403 rather than proceeding), and to add server-side authorization checks in the seller controllers themselves as defense in depth rather than relying solely on the aspect. As a compensating control until code is fixed, restrict network access to the seller-management URL paths (e.g. block or authenticate the /seller/* endpoints at a reverse proxy or gateway); the trade-off is that legitimate sellers must reach the app through that gateway. Given the project's demo nature, do not deploy v1.0.0 in production. Track updates via the vendor repository and the NVD entry https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79571.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

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Technical ContextAI · show details

springboot-project is a small Java/Spring Boot e-commerce demo application. The affected element is the SellerAuthorizeAspect - a Spring AOP aspect intended to intercept seller-management endpoints and enforce that the caller holds a valid seller session/role before the handler executes. The root cause is CWE-284 (Improper Access Control): the aspect either fails to run on the relevant pointcuts or does not reject anonymous callers, so the seller controller methods execute for anyone. The CPE is a placeholder ('cpe:2.3:a:n/a:n/a:*'), so exact affected-package identification comes from the description and reference rather than NVD structured data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Network-reachable seller endpoints with no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); full read of orders/products (C:H) and modify/cancel actions (I:H); no availability loss (A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 09, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
9.1 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect access control in the SellerAuthorizeAspect component of springboot-project v1.0.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to access all seller management interfaces and list all products/orders, put products on/off sale, finish/cancel orders, and modify categories without authentication.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

springboot-project v1.0.0 contains a critical access control flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to assume full control over seller-management operations, including product inventory, order processing, and catalog administration. Any organization deploying this component faces immediate risk of unauthorized order modifications, inventory tampering, and operational disruption without requiring any credentials.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: network segmentation restricting seller-management endpoints to authorized IPs only; WAF rules blocking unauthenticated access to protected endpoints; real-time audit logging and alerting on seller-management API activity; network-based IDS/IPS signatures detecting unauthorized access patterns; operational isolation of the system until patch availability is confirmed.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
small open-source Spring Boot demo project, negligible production footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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