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CVE-2025-65998

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.5)—

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

AV:N/PR:N permite acceso remoto a BD (T1190), pero requiere acceso previo a BD para extraer hashes con clave hardcodeada (T1552.007: credenciales en código) y recuperar contraseñas en claro (T1078.001: acceso a cuentas de usuario).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkVulnerability ScanningUser Account ManagementPassword Policies

Affected technologies (1)

Apache — Syncope

CWEs

References

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