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

- Also known as: GHSA-J8JW-G6FQ-MP7H
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.24.Final, 5.3.20.Final
- Published: 2020-12-02 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- n/a hibernate-core: Hibernate ORM versions before 5.4.24.Final
- org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven): from 5.4.0.Final, fixed in 5.4.24.Final
- org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven): fixed in 5.3.20.Final

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a hibernate-core, org.hibernate:hibernate-core, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.24.Final, 5.3.20.Final) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881353
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00000.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4908
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- 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://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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