CVE-2016-6652

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory spring.io Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93276 vdb entry
https://jira.spring.io/browse/DATAJPA-965 mitigation vendor advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6652 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 vendor advisory
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-jpa/commit/b8e7fe patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6652?
CVE-2016-6652 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6652?
To fix CVE-2016-6652, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6652 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6652 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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