CVE-2017-7536: Privilege Escalation in Hibernate Validator

CVE-2017-7536 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-06-15

Privilege Escalation in Hibernate Validator

Technologies: org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-7536 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-7536 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-7536?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 June 2020.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0,fixed=5.2.5.Final.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-7536?
Yes. org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.5.Final or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-7536?
Check whether you run org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.5.Final or later
    # set org.hibernate:hibernate-validator to 5.2.5.Final in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0,fixed=5.2.5.Final

Identifiers

  • CVE-2017-7536
  • GHSA-xxgp-pcfc-3vgc

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