5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-22223
Spring Security Authorization Bypass in Method Security Annotations
Description

Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.3 may not correctly locate method security annotations on parameterized types or methods. This may cause an authorization bypass.  You are not affected if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity, or you do not have method security annotations on parameterized types or methods, or all method security annotations are attached to target methods

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-22223 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware spring_security
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Spring Security to a version that addresses the method security annotation location issue.
  • Update Spring Security to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Review and re-apply method security annotations if needed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-22223 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22223
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-22223 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

cve-2025-22223 漏洞复现

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 3, 2025, 7:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML Python Shell

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 13, 2025, 8:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 891 different CVEs too.

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security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago
7229 stars 1202 fork 1202 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 802 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.3 may not correctly locate method security annotations on parameterized types or methods. This may cause an authorization bypass.  You are not affected if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity, or you do not have method security annotations on parameterized types or methods, or all method security annotations are attached to target methods
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-290
    Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22223
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
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