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TI-2019-08430 Aliases CVE-2019-11272GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5

PlaintextPasswordEncoder authenticates encoded passwords that are null

Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-522.

Summary

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".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01382 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring Security (Spring): 4.2.13.RELEASEorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): 4.2.13+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Security4.2 to before 4.2.13.RELEASE4.2.13.RELEASEPatch availableCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)before 4.2.134.2.13Patch availableGHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-cas (Maven)before 4.2.13.RELEASE4.2.13.RELEASEPatch availableGHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5
  • Spring Security VendorVMware Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.13.RELEASE Fixed in 4.2.13.RELEASE Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.2.13 Fixed in 4.2.13 Patch available GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-cas (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.2.13.RELEASE Fixed in 4.2.13.RELEASE Patch available GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.2.13VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.13 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Security (Spring) Fixed in 4.2.13.RELEASE
  • Fix · GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5 org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5 org.springframework.security:spring-security-cas (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.13.RELEASE Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:0983 Released 2020-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0 security update
    • Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0Fixed RHSA-2020:0983
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11272
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v33x-prhc-gph5

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2023-16900 Improper access control in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13611 Authorization bypass in Spring by VMware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07154 Incorrect authorization in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42404 Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-18257 Under Some Conditions Spring Security HTTP Headers Are not Written CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2014-02853 Improper authentication in Pivotal Spring Security CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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