Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In org.springframework.security:spring-security-core
Description
Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide 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.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 maven | 6.3.9, 6.4.5 |
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