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CVE-2020-25638: A flaw was found in hibernate-core in versions prior to and including 5.4.23.Final.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 87% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
Fixed version: libhibernate3-java (Debian:10) 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1; libhibernate3-java (Debian:12) 3.6.10.Final-11; libhibernate3-java (Debian:9) 3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1.
Mentioned 3 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to libhibernate3-java (Debian:10) 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1; libhibernate3-java (Debian:12) 3.6.10.Final-11; libhibernate3-java (Debian:9) 3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 7.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Published: Dec 2, 2020
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 2.9% · 87th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 2.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Vendor	Product	CPE
hibernate	hibernate orm	cpe:2.3:a:hibernate:hibernate_orm
debian	debian linux	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux
quarkus	quarkus	cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus
oracle	communications cloud native core console	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console
oracle	retail customer management and segmentation foundation	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

debian debian linux10.0
debian debian linux9.0
hibernate hibernate orm5.4.0 and later · before 5.4.24
hibernate hibernate ormbefore 5.3.20
oracle communications cloud native core console1.9.0
oracle retail customer management and segmentation foundation19.0
quarkus quarkusup to 1.9.2 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

n/a hibernate-core
- Hibernate ORM versions before 5.4.24.Finalaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

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Same product

hibernate: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2019-14900A flaw was found in Hibernate ORM in versions before 5.3.18, 5.4.18 and 5.5.0.Beta1.
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
debian:libhibernate3-java	3.6.10.Final-11 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.hibernate:hibernate-core	5.3.20.Final	Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.hibernate:hibernate-core	5.4.24.Final	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-cli	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-commons	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-core-client	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-dto	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocol	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocol	0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-hibernate	0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-hibernate-core	0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-hibernate-entitymanager	0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-hibernate-envers	0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-hibernate-java8	0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3::el6	Package registry (OSV)
suse:hibernate5	5.3.7-3.6.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:mgr-libmod	4.1.10-3.25.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:mgr-osad	4.1.6-2.12.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:prometheus-formula	0.3.5-3.15.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:py27-compat-salt	3000.3-6.18.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacecmd	4.1.16-4.33.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-admin	4.1.11-3.18.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-backend	4.1.30-4.47.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-certs-tools	4.1.20-3.25.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-client-tools	4.1.11-4.18.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-java	4.1.43-3.63.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-reports	4.1.5-3.9.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-21-0378 · May 4, 2021(Debian Güvenlik Güncellemesi Yayınladı)
TR-20-982 · Nov 23, 2020(Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Sunucu Güvenlik Güncellemesi)
TR-20-977 · Nov 20, 2020(Hibernate Güvenlik Güncellemesi)

All national notices →

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: none

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881353

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

All records

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:10	libhibernate3-java	before 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1	3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1
Debian:12	libhibernate3-java	before 3.6.10.Final-11	3.6.10.Final-11
Debian:9	libhibernate3-java	before 3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1	3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1
Maven	org.hibernate:hibernate-core	from 5.4.0.Final · before 5.4.24.Final	5.4.24.Final
Maven	org.hibernate:hibernate-core	before 5.3.20.Final	5.3.20.Final
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-glassfish-el	before 0:3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7	0:3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-glassfish-el-impl	before 0:3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7	0:3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate-core	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate-entitymanager	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate-envers	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate-infinispan	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-hibernate-java8	before 0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7	0:5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-jackson-databind	before 0:2.8.11.6-3.SP1_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7	0:2.8.11.6-3.SP1_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-jboss-ejb-client	before 0:4.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7	0:4.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-netty	before 0:4.1.63-2.Final_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7	0:4.1.63-2.Final_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-netty-all	before 0:4.1.63-2.Final_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7	0:4.1.63-2.Final_redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-undertow	before 0:1.4.18-16.SP14_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.4.18-16.SP14_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly	before 0:7.1.11-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7	0:7.1.11-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly-elytron	before 0:1.1.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.1.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly-http-client	before 0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly-http-client-common	before 0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly-http-ejb-client	before 0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7	eap7-wildfly-http-naming-client	before 0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7	0:1.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7