CVE-2025-65998

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/fjh0tb0d1xkbphc5ogdsc348ppz88cts	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/24/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::

History

18 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Apache Syncope puede configurarse para almacenar los valores de las contraseñas de usuario en la base de datos interna con cifrado AES, aunque esta no es la opción predeterminada. Cuando AES está configurado, el valor de clave predeterminado, codificado de forma rígida en el código fuente, se utiliza siempre. Esto permite a un atacante malicioso, una vez obtenido acceso al contenido de la base de datos interna, reconstruir los valores originales de las contraseñas en texto claro. Esto no afecta a los atributos planos cifrados, cuyos valores también se almacenan utilizando cifrado AES. Se recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 3.0.15 / 4.0.3, que corrige este problema.

Information

Published : 2025-11-24 14:15

Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-65998

Mitre link : CVE-2025-65998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-65998

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

syncope

CWE

CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

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