#VU48543 SQL injection in Hibernate ORM - CVE-2020-25638

Vulnerability identifier: #VU48543

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25638

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Hibernate ORM
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Hibernate Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when "hibernate.use_sql_comments" is configured to true. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Hibernate ORM: before 5.3.20

---

External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90729322/index.html
https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14225
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25638
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881353

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.