{"cve":"CVE-2012-5055","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-05T17:55:01.663","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:05.627","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://support.springsource.com/security/CVE-2012-5055","http://support.springsource.com/security/CVE-2012-5055"],"products":["vmware:springsource_spring_security"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5055","score":0.01952,"percentile":0.8024,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-3533-rvpc-6x56","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3533-rvpc-6x56","summary":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Spring Security","modified":"2024-12-07T05:39:00.175610Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.security:spring-security-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core","ranges":["<2.0.8"],"fixed":["2.0.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.security:spring-security-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.0.8"],"fixed":["3.0.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.security:spring-security-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core","ranges":[">=3.1.0 <3.1.3"],"fixed":["3.1.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}