CVE-2020-10693 — A flaw was found in Hibernate Validator version 6
A flaw was found in Hibernate Validator version 6.1.2.Final. A bug in the message interpolation processor enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid. This flaw allows attackers to bypass input sanitation (escaping, stripping) controls that developers may
Published
2020-05-06T13:03:33.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T11:06:11.169Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
A flaw was found in Hibernate Validator version 6.1.2.Final. A bug in the message interpolation processor enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid. This flaw allows attackers to bypass input sanitation (escaping, stripping) controls that developers may have put in place when handling user-controlled data in error messages.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Hibernate | hibernate | validator — 6.1.2.Final |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-05-06T13:03:33.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T11:06:11.169Z
09References
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9c17c3efc4a376a96e9e2777eee6acf0bec28e220…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd418deda6f0ebe658c2015f43a14d03acb8b8c2c09…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8dca19a4e52b60dab0ab21e2ff9968d78f4b84e40…
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10693
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