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 password.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pivotal Spring Security — versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.1.0 to 3.1.5
- VMware Spring Security — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
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.