CVE-2019-11272 (High, reachable) detected in spring-security-core-4.0.1.RELEASE.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2019-11272 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-core-4.0.1.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-core

Library home page: http://spring.io/spring-security

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-core/4.0.1.RELEASE/spring-security-core-4.0.1.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-security-web-4.0.1.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-security-core-4.0.1.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9c6901108cf0138889fa46846fabfcb78828d070

Found in base branch: vp-rem

Reachability Analysis(Reachable)

This vulnerability is potentially used ``` com.visualpathit.account.service.UserDetailsServiceImpl (Application) -> org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter$UserDetailsServiceDelegator (Extension) -> org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder (Extension) -> org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configurers.ldap.LdapAuthenticationProviderConfigurer (Extension) -> ❌ org.springframework.security.authentication.encoding.PlaintextPasswordEncoder (Vulnerable Component) ```

Vulnerability Details

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".

Publish Date: 2019-06-26

URL: CVE-2019-11272

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11272

Release Date: 2019-06-26

Fix Resolution: org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:4.2.13.RELEASE

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.