CVE-2014-0097 describes a vulnerability in Spring Security's ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticator (versions 3.2.0-3.2.1 and 3.1.0-3.1.5) where it fails to validate password length. This flaw could allow unauthorized authentication of users supplying an empty password if the Active Directory permits anonymous binds. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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