CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8028

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Pivotal Spring-LDAP versions 1.3.0 - 2.3.1, when connected to some LDAP servers, authentication is allowed with an arbitrary password when the username is correct. This occurs when no additional attributes are bound and using LDAP BindAuthenticator with DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access, potentially leading to serious data breaches. Allowing login with any password for a correct username poses significant risks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Pivotal Spring-LDAP to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, consider implementing further security measures such as login monitoring.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Pivotal Spring-LDAP versions 1.3.0 - 2.3.1, when connected to some LDAP servers, when no additional attributes are bound, and when using LDAP BindAuthenticator with org.springframework.ldap.core.support.DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy as the authentication strategy, and setting userSearch, authentication is allowed with an arbitrary password when the username is correct. This occurs because some LDAP vendors require an explicit operation for the LDAP bind to take effect.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS