Use of insufficiently random values in Spring Security - CVE-2019-3795
Published: June 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77715
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-3795
CWE-ID: CWE-330
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Spring Security contain an insecure randomness vulnerability when using SecureRandomFactoryBean#setSeed to configure a SecureRandom instance. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3795
Install updates from vendor's website.