SQL Injection in Hibernate Hibernate_orm

CVE-2020-25638

A flaw was found in hibernate-core in versions prior 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…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.029 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25638?
CVE-2020-25638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hibernate Hibernate_orm, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-25638?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25638 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.