Spring Security up to 6.4.4 DaoAuthenticationProvider timing discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Spring Security up to 6.4.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DaoAuthenticationProvider. Executing a manipulation can lead to timing discrepancy. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-22234. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Spring Security up to 6.4.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component DaoAuthenticationProvider. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a timing discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-208. Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-22234 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.7.17, 5.8.19, 6.0.17, 6.1.15, 6.2.11, 6.3.9 or 6.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-3787). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Timing discrepancy
CWE: CWE-208 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security 5.7.17/5.8.19/6.0.17/6.1.15/6.2.11/6.3.9/6.4.5

Timelineinfo

01/02/2025 CVE reserved
01/23/2026 +386 days Advisory disclosed
01/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22234 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342490
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2026 07:33
Updated: 01/23/2026 12:35
Changes: 01/23/2026 07:33 (63), 01/23/2026 12:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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