#VU105881 Security features bypass in Spring Security - CVE-2025-22228
Published: March 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105881
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.