hibernate-core up to 5.4.23.Final JPA Criteria API sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in hibernate-core up to 5.4.23.Final. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JPA Criteria API. Executing a manipulation can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-25638. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in hibernate-core up to 5.4.23.Final and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component JPA Criteria API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/02/2020 as 1881353. The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-25638. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240506 (RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.11 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:9582)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240506). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 240506
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.11 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:9582)

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09/16/2020 🔍
12/02/2020 +77 days 🔍
12/02/2020 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2025 +1667 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1881353
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-25638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-25638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165532

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2020 21:24
Updated: 06/26/2025 18:52
Changes: 12/02/2020 21:24 (36), 12/12/2020 08:19 (5), 12/12/2020 08:25 (18), 04/23/2025 22:43 (16), 06/26/2025 18:52 (2)
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