Description
Apache Syncope can be configured to store the user password values in the internal database with AES encryption, though this is not the default option. When AES is configured, the default key value, hard-coded in the source code, is always used. This allows a malicious attacker, once obtained access to the internal database content, to reconstruct the original cleartext password values. This is not affecting encrypted plain attributes, whose values are also stored using AES encryption. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.15 / 4.0.3, which fix this issue.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-321
Status
published
Products (2)
apache/syncope
2.1.0 - 2.1.14
org.apache.syncope/syncope-core
4.0.0 - 4.0.3Maven
Published
Nov 24, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026