CVE-2020-10693

Description

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com
Affected: Hibernate hibernate-validator
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9c17c3efc4a376a96e9e2777eee6acf0bec28e2200e4b35da62de4a%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd418deda6f0ebe658c2015f43a14d03acb8b8c2c093c5bf6b880cd7c%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8dca19a4e52b60dab0ab21e2ff9968d78f4b84e4033824db1dd24b4%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10693 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10693?
CVE-2020-10693 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10693?
To fix CVE-2020-10693, 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-2020-10693 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-10693 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-10693?
CVE-2020-10693 affects Hibernate hibernate-validator.
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