PlaintextPasswordEncoder authenticates encoded passwords that are null
Published Jun 26, 2019
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.38%
Description
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".
Affected products
-
- Version 4.2StatusaffectedConstraints<4.2.13.RELEASE
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Security | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 4.2.13
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0
spring-security-core
Fixed · RHSA-2020:0983
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
spring-security-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
opendaylight
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
opendaylight
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
opendaylight
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
opendaylight
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0 | spring-security-core | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0983 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | spring-security-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | opendaylight | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | opendaylight | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | opendaylight | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat OpenStack Platform's OpenDaylight versions 9 and 10 contain the vulnerable code. However, these OpenDaylight versions were released as technical preview with limited support and will therefore not be updated. Other OpenDaylight versions do not contain the vulnerable library.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01382) | 71.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01382) | 70.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 35.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 34.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 44.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728993 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5 Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00008.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11272
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11272 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11272
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11272 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728993 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5 | Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00008.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11272 | ||
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11272 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11272 |
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