GHSA-hh3m-g4qj-4835 CVE-2025-22223
Spring Security Vulnerable to Authorization Bypass via Security Annotations
- Severity
- 5.3 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.51%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 43.20% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
- Fix
6.4.4- Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to this version or later
Description
Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.3 may not correctly locate method security annotations on parameterized types or methods. This may cause an authorization bypass.
You are not affected if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity, or you do not have method security annotations on parameterized types or methods, or all method security annotations are attached to target methods
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.springframework.security:spring-security-core | >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.4 |
6.4.4 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core Maven → 6.4.4
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId><artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId><version>6.4.4</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:6.4.4")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-vxf7-qj7q-83fh Spring Security Vulnerable to User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider | Low | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-x2wq-9x2f-fhj7 Spring Security Core has a TOCTOU race condition when One-Time Token login with JdbcOneTimeTokenService is configured | Medium | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide | Medium | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-8v5q-rhf3-jphm Spring Security annotation detection mechanism has authorization bypass | High | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-9pp5-9c7g-4r83 Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on private methods | Critical | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-q3v6-hm2v-pw99 Spring Framework has Authorization Bypass for Case Sensitive Comparisons | Medium | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83 Spring Security Missing Authorization vulnerability | High | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
| GHSA-f3jh-qvm4-mg39 Erroneous authentication pass in Spring Security | High | Also affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core |
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