Auth bypass in Spring Security
CVE-2019-11272
Spring Security, versions 4.2.x up to 4.2.12, and older unsupported versions support plain text passwords using PlaintextPasswordEncoder. If an application using an affected version of Spring Security is leveraging PlaintextPasswordEncoder and a user has a null encoded password, a malicious user (or attacker) can authenticate using a password of "null".
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Spring Security — versions 4.2
- VMware Spring Security
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11272 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11272?
- CVE-2019-11272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2019-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11272?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-11272 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.