CVE catalog
CVE-2019-11272
libspring-security-2.0-java - security update
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.38% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in Spring Security in several versions, in the use of plain text passwords using the PlaintextPasswordEncoder. If an application is using an affected version of Spring Security with the PlaintextPasswordEncoder and a user has a null encoded password, an attacker can use this flaw to authenticate using a password of "null." spring-security-core: mishandling of user passwords allows logging in with a password of NULL Red Hat OpenStack Platform's OpenDaylight versions 9 and 10 contain the vulnerable code. However, these OpenDaylight versions were released as technical preview with limited support and will therefore not be updated. Other OpenDaylight versions do not contain the vulnerable library. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libspring-security-2.0-java | 8 | 2.0.7.RELEASE-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libspring-security-2.0-java | 8 | 2.0.7.RELEASE-3+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libspring-security-2.0-java | 8 | 2.0.7.RELEASE-3+deb8u2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libspring-security-2.0-java | deb | 8 | 2.0.7.RELEASE-3+deb8u2 | Not reported | DLA-1848-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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