CVE-2020-25638

Name: CVE-2020-25638
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-12-02T15:15:12.377+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.4/10EPSS 2.91%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-25638 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

2.91%

85.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hibernate	Hibernate Orm	< 5.3.20
Hibernate	Hibernate Orm	>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.24
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Quarkus	Quarkus	<= 1.9.2
Oracle	Communications Cloud Native Core Console	1.9.0
Oracle	Retail Customer Management And Segmentation Foundation	19.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r833c1276e41334fa675848a08daf0c61f39009f9f9a400d9f7006d44%40%3Cdev.turbine.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2378209c676a28b71f9b604a3b3517c448540b85367160e558ef9df%40%3Ccommits.turbine.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4908Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r833c1276e41334fa675848a08daf0c61f39009f9f9a400d9f7006d44%40%3Cdev.turbine.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2378209c676a28b71f9b604a3b3517c448540b85367160e558ef9df%40%3Ccommits.turbine.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4908Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 2, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-25638?

How severe is CVE-2020-25638?

CVE-2020-25638 has a CVSS score of 7.4/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25638?

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Source: NVD / NIST