title: Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor
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.
problem types: CWE-329: Not Using a Random IV with CBC Mode
affected:
{
product: Spring Security
vendor: Spring by VMware
versions:
lessThan: 4.2.16, status: affected, version: 4.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 5.0.16, status: affected, version: 5.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 5.1.10, status: affected, version: 5.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 5.2.4, status: affected, version: 5.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 5.3.2, status: affected, version: 5.3, versionType: custom
}