Signature forgery in Spring Boot's Loader
Applications that use spring-boot-loader or spring-boot-loader-classic and contain custom code that performs signature verification of nested jar files may be vulnerable to signature forgery where content that appears to have been signed by one signer has, in fact, been signed by another.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.22, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.17, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.13, >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.9, >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3 | 2.7.22, 3.0.17, 3.1.13, 3.2.9, 3.3.3 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader-classic | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.22, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.17, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.13, >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.9, >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3 | 2.7.22, 3.0.17, 3.1.13, 3.2.9, 3.3.3 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-290, CWE-347- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader-classic- Disclosed
- 23.08.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7cj3-x93g-gj76 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader
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