CVE-2020-5408

Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
May 14, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Jan 3, 2020

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Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

  • CWE-329 Not Using a Random IV with CBC Mode

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Spring SecuritySpring by VMware
  • 4.2 to before 4.2.16Affected
  • 5.0 to before 5.0.16Affected
  • 5.1 to before 5.1.10Affected
  • 5.2 to before 5.2.4Affected
  • 5.3 to before 5.3.2Affected

References

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