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
| Link | Resource |
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| 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)
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History
26 Nov 2025, 14:30
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| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/fjh0tb0d1xkbphc5ogdsc348ppz88cts - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/24/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Apache syncope
Apache |
24 Nov 2025, 16:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
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| References |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-11-24 14:15
Updated : 2025-11-26 14:30
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