CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-5055

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2012-12-05 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-12-05
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

DaoAuthenticationProvider in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 does not check the password if the user is not found, which makes the response delay shorter and might allow remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via a series of login requests.

Affected configurations

• vmware springsource spring security (<= 2.0.6) • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.0 • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.1 • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.2 • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.3 • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.4 • vmware springsource spring security 2.0.5 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.0 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.1 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.2 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.3 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.4 • vmware springsource spring security 3.0.5 • vmware springsource spring security 3.1.1 • vmware springsource spring security 3.1.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References