Framework: empty passwords may bypass authentication
Published May 25, 2017
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.21%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 3.1.0 to 3.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.0 to 3.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | Spring Security | n/a |
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- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect Spring as shipped with various Red Hat products.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 67.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 64.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 47.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 43.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2014-0097
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0097 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1075302 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv9v-c375-hvmg Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/7dbb8e777ece8675f3333a1ef1cb4d6b9be80395
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/88559882e967085c47a7e1dcbc4dc32c2c796868
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/a7005bd74241ac8e2e7b38ae31bc4b0f641ef973
- https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SEC-2500
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0097
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-0097 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0097
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC
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