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CVE-2023-1932 — hibernate-validator

MEDIUM

CVE-2023-1932 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator. A fix is available for org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Hibernate-validator: rendering of invalid html with safehtml leads to html injection and xss

Also known asGHSA-x83m-pf6f-pf9g
Published
Updated
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-1932.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs42th percentile — riskier than 42% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.45%0.90%1.35%0.8%0.5%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
☕org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator☕org.hibernate:hibernate-validator

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Description

A flaw was found in hibernate-validator's 'isValid' method in the org.hibernate.validator.internal.constraintvalidators.hv.SafeHtmlValidator class, which can be bypassed by omitting the tag ending in a less-than character. Browsers may render an invalid html, allowing HTML injection or Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validatorall versions6.2.0.Finalorg.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:6.2.0.Final
☕Mavenorg.hibernate:hibernate-validatorall versions6.2.0.Finalorg.hibernate:hibernate-validator:6.2.0.Final

Affected Products

5 products · 6 configurations
Application
hibernate-validatorhibernate
< 6.2
range
Application
codeready studioredhat
1 version
12.0
Application
jboss enterprise application platformredhat
1 version
7.0.0
Application
openstack platformredhat
1 version
13.0
Application
single sign-onredhat
1 version
7.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator to 6.2.0.Final or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-1932 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in hibernate-validator's 'isValid' method in the org.hibernate.validator.internal.constraintvalidators.hv.SafeHtmlValidator class, which can be bypassed by omitting the tag ending in a less-than character. Browsers may render an invalid html, allowing HTML injection or Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attacks.
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CVE-2023-1932: hibernate XSS — Fixed in 6.2.0.Final