Information disclosure in Spring Data JPA

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU18427

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3797

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate user-supplied input when handling derived queries. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Data JPA: 1.0.0. - 2.1.5.

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.0.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.0.0.M1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.0.0.M2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3797

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.