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CVE-2020-5408

Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor

Published: May 14, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-329
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-329CWE-330

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Oracle Communications Element ManagerOn-prem
Communications
Oracle Communications Session Report ManagerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Oracle Communications Session Route ManagerOn-premWeb App
Communications / voip-telephony
Financial Services ApplicationsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
MySQL Enterprise MonitorOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
Spring SecurityLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
pivotal software
commercial·USaka pivotal
spring securityLibrary
Cloud & SaaS
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
spring securityLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core
OSS Libraries
Spring by VMware
oss-projectaka springframework
Spring SecurityMixed
OSS Libraries / web-framework

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
oracle.com
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5408
tanzu.vmware.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
oracle.com
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