Auth bypass in Pivotal Spring Security

CVE-2014-0097

The ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticator in Spring Security 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 and 3.1.0 to 3.1.5 does not check the password length. If the directory allows anonymous binds then it may incorrectly authenticate a user who supplies an empty passwor…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0097?
CVE-2014-0097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2014-0097?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-0097 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.