CVE-2020-5408

Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor

Published May 14, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0449 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2ppp-9496-p23q Insufficient Entropy in Spring Security
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
pivotal
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:01 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM