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title: "CVE-2019-11272\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11272?format=md
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# CVE-2019-11272

Publication date 26 June 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.3 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11272?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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".

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libspring-security-2.0-java | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.3 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.3 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11272)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11272)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-11272)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11272)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/b2d4fec3617c497c5a8eb9c7e5270e0c7db293ee>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11272>