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 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.
CVE-2020-25638 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - hibernate-core-4.0.1.Final.jar
A module of the Hibernate Core project
Library home page: http://hibernate.org
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /pom.xml
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **hibernate-core-4.0.1.Final.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 8f6b34d64ce39b3fa137ef08d40fb86df7ff8b7c
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
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 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.
Publish Date: 2020-12-02
URL: CVE-2020-25638
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.4)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://in.relation.to/2020/11/19/hibernate-orm-5424-final-release/
Release Date: 2020-12-02
Fix Resolution: 5.3.20.Final