9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2025-41232
Spring Security Aspects Private Method Authorization Bypass
Description

Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able to be invoked without proper authorization. You are not affected if: * You are not using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) or spring-security-aspects, or * You have no Spring Security-annotated private methods

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2025, 12:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 21, 2025, 8:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware spring_security
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41232

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-41232 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-693
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able to be invoked without proper authorization. You are not affected if: * You are not using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) or spring-security-aspects, or * You have no Spring Security-annotated private methods
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added Reference http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41232
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