CVE-2025-22223 (GCVE-0-2025-22223)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-24 17:42 – Updated: 2025-03-24 18:06
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Summary
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
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-24 18:04 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
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Spring Spring Security Affected: 6.4.0-6.4.3
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