diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index cd68652707..abe433241a 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.shiro</groupId>
             <artifactId>shiro-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.2</version>
+            <version>2.0.5</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <!-- All these transitive deps are already bundled in shiro core-->
                 <exclusion>