Improper authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2025-41232
Published: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109589
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-41232
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Spring Security Aspects, that may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks and gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability affects system that:
- use
@EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ)andspring-security-aspects, and - have Spring Security method annotations on a private method
How to mitigate CVE-2025-41232
Install updates from vendor's website.