CVE-2019-11272
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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".
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.5
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affected products (23)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1955Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5Insufficiently Protected Credentials and Improper Authentication in Spring Security2019-06-27ghsa · osvUS
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?.
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references (16)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-11272cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728993cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00008.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11272cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156941/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-0983-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11272cnnvd
- https://spring.io/projects/spring-securitycnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Spring-Security-privilege-escalation-via-PlaintextPasswordEncoder-Null-Encoded-Password-29711cnnvd
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