CVE-2014-0097

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.21% (68th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
12 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

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7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.4
v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · OSV
v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (12)

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advisories (1)

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  • GHSA-gv9v-c375-hvmgImproper Authentication in Spring Security2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS

    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.

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published 2017-05-25modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

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