CVE-2014-0097

Spring Security 3.2.1 / 3.1.5 Authentication Bypass

Severity Score

7.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticator en Spring Security versiones de la 3.2.0 a la 3.2.1 y de la 3.1.0 a la 3.1.5 no chequea la longitud de la contraseña. Si el directorio permite enlaces anónimos entonces podría autenticar de forma incorrecta a un usuario que proporcionase una contraseña vacía.

The ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticator does not check the password length in Spring Security. If the directory allows anonymous binds then it may incorrectly authenticate a user who supplies an empty password. Spring Security versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.1 and 3.1.0 through 3.1.5 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-12-03 CVE Reserved
2014-03-12 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-04-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-0097	2022-04-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.4"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.1.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.1.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected