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.

Affected Packages

Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core

Affected versions: 3.2.0 (fixed in 3.2.2.RELEASE)

Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core

Affected versions: 3.1.0 (fixed in 3.1.5.RELEASE)

Related CVEs

CVE-2014-0097

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-gv9v-c375-hvmg

Published

May 13, 2022 1:01 AM

Last Modified

July 7, 2022 11:04 PM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Maven

Primary Package

org.springframework.security:spring-security-core

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 7, 2025 6:30 AM

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