CVE-2016-2403
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Symfony before 2.8.6 and 3.x before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (22)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfqSymfony Authentication Bypass2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
Symfony before 2.8.6 and 3.x before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
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references (7)
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- http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-passwordcnnvd
- http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-passwordenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137enisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262enisa_euvd
- http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-passwordVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262nvd
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