5.3

CVE-2025-22223: spring spring security Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesGHSA-hh3m-g4qj-4835
Published 24-03-2025Last modified 24-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22223 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in spring spring security. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-H47P-QWWM-7V3RCGA-WV8Q-RF4R-4VQ7

Timeline

  1. 24-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.49% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Org.springframework.security1 product
  • spring-security-core≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.4
Spring1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links