CVE-2025-65998

HIGH

Apache Syncope 2.1.0-2.1.13 and 4.0.0-4.0.2 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fjh0tb0d1xkbphc5ogdsc348ppz88cts
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/24/1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 34.9%
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