Medium severity · published Mar 23, 2023
CVE-2023-20859
In Spring Vault, versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.2 and versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.3 and older versions, an application is vulnerable to insertion of sensitive information into a log…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Spring Vault, versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.2 and versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.3 and older versions, an application is vulnerable to insertion of sensitive information into a log file when it attempts to revoke a Vault batch token.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Spring Cloud Config · Vmware
3.1.0 through 3.1.6; 4.0.0 through 4.0.1 · source: NVD
SC
Spring Cloud Vault · Vmware
3.1.0 through 3.1.2; 4.0.0 · source: NVD
SV
Spring Vault · Vmware
2.3.0 before 2.3.3; 3.0.0 before 3.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20859
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20859
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20859
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