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.
References (1)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-208
Status
published
Products (1)
org.springframework.security/spring-security-core
6.3.8 - 6.3.9Maven
Published
Jan 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026