High severity · published May 25, 2017
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
7.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Spring Security · Vmware
3.1.0; 3.1.1; 3.1.2; 3.1.3; 3.1.4; 3.1.5; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0097
Vendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-0097
www.oracle.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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