#VU75568 SQL injection in Hibernate ORM - CVE-2019-14900

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75568

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14900

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 user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within implementation of the JPA Criteria API. A remote user 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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Hibernate ORM: before 5.3.18

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1666499
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r833c1276e41334fa675848a08daf0c61f39009f9f9a400d9f7006d44@%3Cdev.turbine.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0020/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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