VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-22234

This can allow attackers to infer valid usernames or other authentication behavior via response-time differences under certain configurations.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-208
Source: security@vmware.com

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22234/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.