High (7.4). EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.hibernate:hibernate-core 5.3.20.Final, 5.4.24.Final.
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.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.4 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)