GHSA-VQXH-445G-37FC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-22 21:33 – Updated: 2026-01-22 22:33
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Summary
Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide
Details

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.

Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
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        "name": "org.springframework.security:spring-security-core"
      },
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            },
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              "fixed": "6.3.9"
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        }
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      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-22234"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-208"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-22T22:33:22Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-22T21:15:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-vqxh-445g-37fc",
  "modified": "2026-01-22T22:33:22Z",
  "published": "2026-01-22T21:33:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22234"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22234"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide"
}


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