CVE-2012-5055

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
05/12/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.0.6 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*