Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc |
| Aliases |
CVE-2025-22234
|
| Summary | Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide The fix applied in CVE-2025-22228 inadvertently broke the timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvider. This can allow attackers to infer valid usernames or other authentication behavior via response-time differences under certain configurations. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 4.8 |
| Risk | 2.4 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-208 | Observable Timing Discrepancy |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 5.3 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc/GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc.json |
| generic_textual | MODERATE |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security | ||
| CVE-2025-22234 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22234 | |
| CVE-2025-22234 | https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22234 |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-22T21:27:06Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2025/22xxx/CVE-2025-22234.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2025-22234
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'yes'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]