CVE-2020-5408: Spring Security versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.2, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.4, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.10, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16 and 4.2.x prior to 4.2.16 use a fixed null…

PriorityP338medium6.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

1.59%

73.0th percentile

Spring Security versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.2, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.4, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.10, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16 and 4.2.x prior to 4.2.16 use a fixed null initialization vector with CBC Mode in the implementation of the queryable text encryptor. A malicious user with access to the data that has been encrypted using such an encryptor may be able to derive the unencrypted values using a dictionary attack.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
pivotal_software	spring_security	>= 5.2.0 < 5.2.4	5.2.4
pivotal_software	spring_security	>= 5.3.0 < 5.3.2	5.3.2
spring_by_vmware	spring_security	>= 4.2 < 4.2.16	4.2.16
spring_by_vmware	spring_security	>= 5.0 < 5.0.16	5.0.16
spring_by_vmware	spring_security	>= 5.1 < 5.1.10	5.1.10
spring_by_vmware	spring_security	>= 5.2 < 5.2.4	5.2.4
spring_by_vmware	spring_security	>= 5.3 < 5.3.2	5.3.2
vmware	spring_security	>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.16	4.2.16
vmware	spring_security	>= 5.0.0 < 5.0.16	5.0.16
vmware	spring_security	>= 5.1.0 < 5.1.10	5.1.10

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

vendor_oracle6.5MEDIUM

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