CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-113682

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.48%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

Networknt light-4j from 2.1.5 before 2.4.0 contains an authentication bypass in BasicAuthHandler. An attacker can log in as an LDAP/AD-delegated user by sending a Basic Authorization header with a known username and empty password, triggering an unauthenticated LDAP bind accepted as successful authentication.

Risk Assessment

An unauthenticated attacker can gain access as an existing LDAP/AD user, compromising data confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

Upgrade Networknt light-4j to version 2.4.0 or later, which fixes this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS