CVE-2007-5797

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database.

Affected products

Apache Geronimo: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1

References

http://osvdb.org/38662
http://secunia.com/advisories/27478
http://secunia.com/advisories/27482
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286105
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26287
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3675
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3676
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3543
http://osvdb.org/38662
http://secunia.com/advisories/27478
http://secunia.com/advisories/27482
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286105

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