Authentication mechanism absence or evasion In org.springframework.security:spring-security-core

Description

Improper Authentication in Spring Security The ActiveDirectoryLdapAuthenticator in Spring Security 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 and 3.1.0 to 3.1.5 does not check the password length. If the directory allows anonymous binds then it may incorrectly authenticate a user who supplies an empty password.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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