Description
Networknt light-4j from 2.1.5 before 2.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in BasicAuthHandler that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as LDAP/AD-delegated users. Attackers can send a Basic Authorization header with a known username and empty password, triggering an unauthenticated LDAP bind that is accepted as successful authentication.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description Networknt light-4j from 2.1.5 before 2.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in BasicAuthHandler that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as LDAP/AD-delegated users. Attackers can send a Basic Authorization header with a known username and empty password, triggering an unauthenticated LDAP bind that is accepted as successful authentication.
Title Networknt light-4j 2.1.5 before 2.4.0 Authentication Bypass via Empty LDAP Password
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:40:42.500Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T14:51:02.860Z

Link: CVE-2026-113682

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T16:17:13.210

Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:13.210

Link: CVE-2026-113682

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