Vulnerability in Pivotal Software Spring Security
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 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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pivotal Software Spring Security
- Spring By VMware Security — versions 4.2, 5.0, 5.1
- VMware Spring Security
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5408?
- CVE-2020-5408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Software Spring Security, classified under Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5408?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5408 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.