Networknt light-4j up to 2.3.x BasicAuthHandler improper authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Networknt light-4j up to 2.3.x. Affected is the function BasicAuthHandler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-113682. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Networknt light-4j up to 2.3.x. Affected by this issue is the function BasicAuthHandler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-113682 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 2.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: light-4j 2.4.0
Timeline
10/20/2026 Advisory disclosed10/20/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-113682 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-113682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422894
Entry
Created: 10/20/2026 18:20Changes: 10/20/2026 18:20 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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