How severe is GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5?

GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5?

GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 affects the following packages: org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven), org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven), org.hibernate:hibernate-core (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5?

Update org.hibernate:hibernate-core to 5.3.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.hibernate:hibernate-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5?

GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 2.1%, placing it in the 80th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 was published on February 10, 2022 and was last updated on June 27, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5: SQL Injection in Hibernate ORM (Medium 6.5)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

2.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk80th percentile+0.43%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

3 pkgs affected

☕org.hibernate:hibernate-core☕org.hibernate:hibernate-core☕org.hibernate:hibernate-core

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A flaw was found in Hibernate ORM in versions before 5.3.18, 5.4.18 and 5.5.0.Beta1. A SQL injection in the implementation of the JPA Criteria API can permit unsanitized literals when a literal is used in the SELECT or GROUP BY parts of the query. This flaw could allow an attacker to access unauthorized information or possibly conduct further attacks.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.hibernate:hibernate-core`	all versions	5.3.18
☕Maven	`org.hibernate:hibernate-core`	≥ 5.4.0&&< 5.4.18	5.4.18
☕Maven	`org.hibernate:hibernate-core`	≥ 5.5.0.Alpha1&&< 5.5.0.Beta1	5.5.0.Beta1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.hibernate:hibernate-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.hibernate:hibernate-core to 5.3.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-8grg-q944-cch5. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in Hibernate ORM in versions before 5.3.18, 5.4.18 and 5.5.0.Beta1. A SQL injection in the implementation of the JPA Criteria API can permit unsanitized literals when a literal is used in the SELECT or GROUP BY parts of the query. This flaw could allow an attacker to access unauthorized information or possibly conduct further attacks.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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