It was discovered that there was a path-traversal issue in Apache Shiro, a security framework for the Java programming language. A specially-crafted request could cause an authentication bypass.
Apache Shiro before 1.5.2, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.
For Debian 8 Jessie
, these problems have been fixed in version
1.2.3-1+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your shiro packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS