CVE-2025-65998

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Apache Software FoundationApache Syncope2.1 <= 2.1.14affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Syncope3.0 <= 3.0.14affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Syncope4.0 <= 4.0.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-321: CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References