CVE-2020-5408
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2020
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Spring Security
- Vendor
- Spring by VMware
- Product
- Spring Security
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | affected | custom | 4.2.16 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.0 | affected | custom | 5.0.16 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.1 | affected | custom | 5.1.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.2 | affected | custom | 5.2.4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.3 | affected | custom | 5.3.2 | Unavailable | None listed |