GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-r4w4-wv68-qv85 Spring Cloud AWS missing SNS message signature verification allows spoofing of HTTP/HTTPS endpoint notifications
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-44308
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-sns
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-345
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-07
Affected packages
• Maven io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-sns: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2 → fixed in 4.0.2
• Maven io.awspring.cloud:spring-cloud-aws-sns: >= 3.0.0, <= 3.4.2 (no fix yet)
Description
Impact
Applications using Spring Cloud AWS SNS HTTP/HTTPS endpoint support (@NotificationMessageMapping, @NotificationSubscriptionMapping, @NotificationUnsubscribeConfirmationMapping) did not verify the signature of incoming SNS messages.
An unauthenticated attacker who knows the endpoint URL could send crafted HTTP POST requests mimicking SNS Notification or SubscriptionConfirmation messages, causing the application to:
• Process arbitrary payloads as if they were legitimate SNS notifications.
• Auto-confirm subscriptions or unsubscribe from attacker-controlled topics.
Affected versions: 3.0.0 through 3.4.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1.
The 3.x line will not receive a fix; users on 3.x should apply the workaround below or upgrade to 4.0.2.
Patches
Fixed in Spring Cloud AWS 4.0.2. When using Spring Boot auto-configuration, signature verification is enabled by default. Users should upgrade to 4.0.2.
Workarounds
Manually verify the SNS message signature in a servlet filter or Spring HandlerInterceptor before the request reaches the controller, using SnsMessageManager from the AWS SDK v2 sns-message-manager module.
### Resources
• AWS SNS: Verifying the signatures of Amazon SNS messages (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/sns-verify-signature-of-message.html)
• AWS SDK for Java v2: SnsMessageManager (https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/messagemanager/sns/SnsMessageManager.html)
• Fix PR: #1614
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-44308 Spring Cloud AWS simplifies using AWS managed services in a Spring and Spring Boot applications. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity weakness
References
- https://github.com/awspring/spring-cloud-aws/security/advisories/GHSA-r4w4-wv68-qv85 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44308 advisory
- https://github.com/awspring/spring-cloud-aws/pull/1614 web
- https://github.com/awspring/spring-cloud-aws/commit/6ab2efd97891a3d0ed0126ffa1ce223c9cfa9638 web
- https://github.com/awspring/spring-cloud-aws package