Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-11272
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".
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2019-11272
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11272
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-11272
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
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7.3
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
3.9
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3.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-11272
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: security@pivotal.io (Secondary)
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The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-11272
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00008.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1848-1] libspring-security-2.0-java security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11272
CVE-2019-11272: PlaintextPasswordEncoder authenticates encoded passwords that are null | Security | PivotalVendor Advisory
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