Vmware Spring Security up to 6.4.3 Long Password BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vmware Spring Security up to 6.4.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches of the component Long Password Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-22228. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 6.4.3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches of the component Long Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches(CharSequence,String) will incorrectly return true for passwords larger than 72 characters as long as the first 72 characters are the same.

The advisory is shared at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-22228 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/10/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233464 (Spring Security 5.7 < 5.7.16 / 5.8 < 5.8.18 / 6.0 < 6.0.16 / 6.1 < 6.1.14 / 6.2 < 6.2.10 / 6.3 < 6.3.8 / 6.4 < 6.4.4 Authentication Bypass (CVE-2025-22228)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.7.16, 5.8.18, 6.0.16, 6.1.14, 6.2.10, 6.3.8 or 6.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233464) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1989). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • SAP Software

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233464
Nessus Name: Spring Security 5.7 < 5.7.16 / 5.8 < 5.8.18 / 6.0 < 6.0.16 / 6.1 < 6.1.14 / 6.2 < 6.2.10 / 6.3 < 6.3.8 / 6.4 < 6.4.4 Authentication Bypass (CVE-2025-22228)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Security 5.7.16/5.8.18/6.0.16/6.1.14/6.2.10/6.3.8/6.4.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2025 🔍
03/20/2025 +77 days 🔍
03/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/10/2025 +174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300149
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1989 - SAP Patchday September 2025: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2025 07:11
Updated: 09/10/2025 03:49
Changes: 03/20/2025 07:11 (65), 03/28/2025 23:01 (2), 04/26/2025 09:44 (1), 09/10/2025 03:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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