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Vulnerability details: VCID-72pa-a6sv-fyg6
Vulnerability ID VCID-72pa-a6sv-fyg6
Aliases CVE-2016-2403
GHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfq
Summary Unauthorized access on a misconfigured LDAP server There's a flaw in `LdapBindAuthenticationProvider` that allows for an unauthorized access on a misconfigured LDAP server when using an empty password. Applications are affected only if they use the LDAP authentication provider.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfq
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security-core/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security-core/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2403
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2403
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://symfony.com/cve-2016-2403
generic_textual CRITICAL https://symfony.com/cve-2016-2403
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210123224944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137
generic_textual CRITICAL https://web.archive.org/web/20210123224944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-password
generic_textual CRITICAL http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-password
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2403
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2403
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16652
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16653
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16654
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16790
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11385
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11386
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11406
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security-core/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/18736
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2403
https://web.archive.org/web/20210123224944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262
CVE-2016-2403 https://symfony.com/cve-2016-2403
CVE-2016-2403-UNAUTHORIZED-ACCESS-ON-A-MISCONFIGURED-LDAP-SERVER-WHEN-USING-AN-EMPTY-PASSWORD http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-password
GHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfq https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfq
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security-core/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2016-2403.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2403
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://symfony.com/cve-2016-2403
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210123224944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96137
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4262
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-2403-unauthorized-access-on-a-misconfigured-ldap-server-when-using-an-empty-password
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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required

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.36012
EPSS Score 0.00154
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:10.812604+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/symfony/security-core/CVE-2016-2403.yml 38.0.0