Incorrect Authorization Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-core package, versions [6.4.0,6.4.4)
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- published20 Mar 2025
- disclosed19 Mar 2025
- creditVasil Ilchev, Neale Upstone
Introduced: 19 Mar 2025
CVE-2025-22223 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to version 6.4.4 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core is a package that provides security services for the Spring IO Platform.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization when using @EnableMethodSecurity on parameterized types or methods. The method annotation finding logic in findClosestMethodAnnotations() does not properly traverse the inheritance of method security annotations, allowing authorization bypass if a method security annotation is used on a parameterized superclass, interface, or overridden method but not on the target method.
If any of the following are true the application is not vulnerable:
Method security annotations (
@EnableMethodSecurity) are not in use.Method security annotations are in use but not for parameterized types or methods.
All method security annotations are attached to target methods.