VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-5408

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-05-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@pivotal.io: CWE-329
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-330

Primary references