SQL Injection in Pivotal Software Spring Data Jpa

CVE-2016-6652

SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6652?
CVE-2016-6652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Software Spring Data Jpa, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6652?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6652 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.