Multiple vulnerabilities in Spring Security

Published: 2025-03-19

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2025-22228 CVE-2025-22223
CWE-ID	CWE-254 CWE-285
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Spring Security Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications
Vendor	VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU105881

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22228

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to BCryptPasswordEncoder does not properly enforce maximum password length and will return "true" for passwords larger than 72 characters as long as the first 72 characters are the same. This can be used set weak passwords that can be easily brute-forced.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Security: 5.0.0 - 6.4.3

CPE2.3

External links

http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22228

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.

2) Improper authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU105880

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-2025-22223

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization