CVE-2020-5408: Use of Insufficiently Random Values

May 14, 2020 (updated May 14, 2024)

Spring Security uses 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5408
tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5408

Code Behaviors & Features

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