Is CVE-2020-25638 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-25638 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25638?

CVE-2020-25638 has a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2020-25638?

Patch guidance is available from hibernate security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-25638.

Fix CVE-2020-25638 - HIGH hibernate hibernate orm

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-25638?

7 products: hibernate hibernate orm, hibernate hibernate orm, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, quarkus quarkus, and 2 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-89 · SQL Injection CWE-89 · SQL Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: HIBERNATE
Published: 12/2/2020
Last Modified: 4/23/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

hibernate : hibernate_ormhibernate : hibernate_ormdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxquarkus : quarkusoracle : communications_cloud_native_core_consoleoracle : retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD