Information disclosure in Spring Data JPA

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU26416

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3802

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 due to ExampleMatcher using ExampleMatcher.StringMatcher.STARTING, ExampleMatcher.StringMatcher.ENDING or ExampleMatcher.StringMatcher.CONTAINING in Spring Data JPA return more data than anticipated when processing a specially crafted value. 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: 1.11.0. - 2.1.6.

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.11.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.11.0.M1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_data_jpa:1.11.0:RC1:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3802

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.