CVE-2025-41254 Spring Framework STOMP CSRF Vulnerability
Attackers can send unauthorized messages in STOMP over WebSocket applications due to a CSRF vulnerability in Spring Framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-41254?
CVE-2025-41254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Framework, published on 16 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
STOMP over WebSocket applications may be vulnerable to a security bypass that allows an attacker to send unauthorized messages.
Affected Spring Products and VersionsSpring Framework:
* 6.2.0 - 6.2.11 * 6.1.0 - 6.1.23 * 6.0.x - 6.0.29 * 5.3.0 - 5.3.45 * Older, unsupported versions are also affected.
MitigationUsers of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
Affected version(s)Fix versionAvailability6.2.x6.2.12OSS6.1.x6.1.24 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ 6.0.xN/A Out of support https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework#support 5.3.x5.3.46 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ No further mitigation steps are necessary.
CreditThis vulnerability was discovered and responsibly reported by Jannis Kaiser.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41254?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-websocket.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | All versions to 5.3.39 | None |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | All versions to 5.3.39 | None |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.0.0 to 6.0.23 | None |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.0.0 to 6.0.23 | None |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.1.0 to 6.1.21 | None |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.1.0 to 6.1.21 | None |
2 more packages
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.2.0 | 6.2.12 |
org.springframework:spring-websocket Maven | From 6.2.0 | 6.2.12 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-41254?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-websocket to 6.2.12 or later.
Is CVE-2025-41254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-KB50222, CLSA-2025-1761523598, CLSA-2025-1761523599, CLSA-2026-1773015249, CLSA-2026-1792115364, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-41254 and 4 more.