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Hibernate Validator < 6.2 / 7.0 Arbitrary RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 238330

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Synopsis

A Java library on the remote host may be affected by a Arbitrary RCE vulnerability

Description

Hibernate Validator before 6.2.0 and 7.0.0, by default and depending how it is used, may interpolate user-supplied input in a constraint violation message with Expression Language. This could allow an attacker to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary Java code. Hibernate Validator as of 6.2.0 and 7.0.0 no longer interpolates custom constraint violation messages with Expression Language and strongly recommends not allowing user-supplied input in constraint violation messages.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to hibernate-validator 6.2 / 7 .0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v6m-28jr-rg84

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238330

File Name: hibernate_validator_cve-2025-35036.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/12/2025

Updated: 6/12/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-35036

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:redhat:hibernate_validator

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Hibernate Validator

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-35036

IAVA: 2025-A-0404