CVE-2020-25638

HIGHNVD 7.47.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.9% (86th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.9%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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 v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
34
EG Risk 34/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation3% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
2.9%
EPSS %ILE
86th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

December 2, 2020

Last Modified

April 23, 2025

References (16)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-25638(11)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhateap7-wildfly-openssl-linux-0:1.0.12-6.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el72025-06-25redhat
redhathibernate-core2021-08-11redhat
redhatjws5-tomcat-vault-0:1.1.8-2.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8jws2021-06-29redhat
redhathibernate-core-kie-server-ee82021-02-17redhat
redhatpatch2021-01-07redhat
redhatpatch2020-12-16redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap2020-12-03redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap2020-12-03redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap2020-12-03redhat
redhateap7-hibernate-0:5.3.18-2.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap2020-11-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java3.6.10.Final-9
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1
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Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java—
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-11: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-11
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java—
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-11: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-11
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java—
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-11: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-11
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java—
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-11: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-11
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Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libhibernate3-java3.6.10.Final-6
  • every version up to 3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1: fixed in 3.6.10.Final-6+deb9u1
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Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
org.hibernate:hibernate-core3.3.0.CR1 ... 5.3.9.Final (193 versions)
  • 5.4.0.Final up to 5.4.24.Final: fixed in 5.4.24.Final
  • every version up to 5.3.20.Final: fixed in 5.3.20.Final
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-25638?
CVE-2020-25638 is a high vulnerability published on December 2, 2020. 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…
When was CVE-2020-25638 disclosed?
CVE-2020-25638 was first published on December 2, 2020, with the most recent update on April 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-25638 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-25638 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (86th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25638?
CVE-2020-25638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-25638?
A fix for CVE-2020-25638 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2020-25638 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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