CVE-2017-8028

spring-ldap: Authentication with userSearch and STARTTLS allows authentication with arbitrary password

Published Nov 27, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1180-1 libspring-ldap-java security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4046-1 libspring-ldap-java security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4787 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pjqh-2jcc-5j84 Improper Authentication in Pivotal Spring-LDAP
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:19 PM
Reserved
Apr 21, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2017, 10:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 16, 2017, 12:00 AM