CVE-2019-11272
26.06.2019, 14:15
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".Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | spring_security | 4.2.0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4.2.12 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-287 - Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
- CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.