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CVE-2019-11272 Spring Security, versions 4.2.x up to 4.2.12, and older unsupported versions support plain text passwords using…
Description
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".
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Security 4.2 | 4.2 → < 4.2.13.RELEASE | 4.2.13.RELEASE |
References
- pivotal.io pivotal.io
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190709 [SECURITY] [DLA 1848-1] libspring-security-2.0-java security update lists.debian.org
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