SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database
Published Nov 3, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.15%
Description
SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of geronimo-specs packages as shipped Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Application Stack, Red Hat Application Server, Red Hat Directory Server and Red Hat Certificate System, as the geronimo-specs package only contains the specification of the Apache Geronimo Servers services and interfaces and not the vulnerable J2EE server classes.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03145) | 87.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03145) | 86.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00709) | 70.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.03% (0.07029) | 93.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01859) | 88.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 1.99% (0.01987) | 89.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 76.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 78.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 76.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 74.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 81.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 79.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 58.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://osvdb.org/38662 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27478 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286105 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26287 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3675 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3676 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5797 Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3543 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5797
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5797
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/38662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27478 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27482 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286105 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26287 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3676 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5797 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3543 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5797 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5797 |
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