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SQL injection in hibernate-core

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 9, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 27, 2024

Package

maven org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 5.4.0.Final, < 5.4.24.Final
< 5.3.20.Final

Patched versions

5.4.24.Final
5.3.20.Final

Description

A flaw was found in hibernate-core in versions prior to 5.3.20.Final and in 5.4.0.Final up to and including 5.4.23.Final. A SQL injection in the implementation of the JPA Criteria API can permit unsanitized literals when a literal is used in the SQL comments of the query. This flaw could allow an attacker to access unauthorized information or possibly conduct further attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 2, 2020
Reviewed Apr 9, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 9, 2022
Last updated Jun 27, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

0.532%
(78th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-25638

GHSA ID

GHSA-j8jw-g6fq-mp7h

Source code

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