Timing Attack Affecting org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto package, versions [6.3.8,6.3.9)[6.4.4,6.4.5)
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- published23 Apr 2025
- disclosed22 Apr 2025
- creditJonas Robl
Introduced: 22 Apr 2025
NewCVE-2025-22234 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto to version 6.3.9, 6.4.5 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto is a spring-security-crypto library for Spring Security.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack due to an unintentional bypass for DaoAuthenticationProvider constant time controls, which was caused by the fix for the password length vulnerability described in (CVE-2025-22228)[https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKSECURITY-9486467].
Note: Patches have also been issued for older versions of Enterprise Support packages.