CVE-2017-8028
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…
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High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.61% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- pivotal software/spring-ldap · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00026.html
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8028Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4046Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0319
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00026.html
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8028Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4046Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.