CVE-2020-5408CWE-329

Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor

published May 14, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
75.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01594 · 75.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-329 · Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode
Published
2020-05-14T17:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAY 17:15Z
    Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor
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