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medium 5.0

CVE-2014-3558 json

Improper Authentication in Hibernate Validator

published 2014-09-30 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-845h-985r-jrqh , EUVD-2022-3098

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ReflectionHelper (org.hibernate.validator.util.ReflectionHelper) in Hibernate Validator 4.1.0 before 4.2.1, 4.3.x before 4.3.2, and 5.x before 5.1.2 allows attackers to bypass Java Security Manager (JSM) restrictions and execute restricted reflection calls via a crafted application.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.hibernate:hibernate-validator 4.2.1, 4.3.2, 5.1.2
  • redhat hibernate_validator 4.3.2, 5.1.2
  • libhibernate-validator-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.2.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3558

  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.15-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossts jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:4.17.22-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.4.9-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossxb2 jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.0.3-14.GA_redhat_2.2.ep6.el7
  • resteasy jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.8-8.SP2_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-hal jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.2.10-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-ee jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.4.1-2.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1287RHSA-2014:1286RHSA-2014:1285

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3558 updated cvss 3.3

Validator: JSM bypass via ReflectionHelper

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 rhevm-dependencies
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 hibernate-validator Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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  • Red Hat Satellite 6 hibernate-validator
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0234
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0235
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1288
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 Server wss4j 1.6.15-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, netty 3.6.9-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossxb2 2.0.3-14.GA_redhat_2.2.ep6.el5, resteasy 2.3.8-8.SP2_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, xml-security 1.5.6-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, httpcore-eap6 4.2.5-4.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, +110 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1286
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 Server wss4j 1.6.15-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, netty 3.6.9-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossxb2 2.0.3-14.GA_redhat_2.2.ep6.el6, resteasy 2.3.8-8.SP2_redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, xml-security 1.5.6-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, httpcore-eap6 4.2.5-4.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, +110 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1285
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 Server wss4j 1.6.15-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossxb2 2.0.3-14.GA_redhat_2.2.ep6.el7, resteasy 2.3.8-8.SP2_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7, xml-security 1.5.6-2.redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, httpcore-eap6 4.2.5-4.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7, httpmime-eap6 4.2.6-4.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7, +100 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1287
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0720
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0125
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 hibernate3 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 hibernate3 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 hibernate3, hibernate-validator Red Hat Satellite 5 hibernate3 Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager hibernate3
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.hibernate:hibernate-validator
>=4.1.0, <4.2.1
>=4.3.0, <4.3.2
>=5.0.0, <5.1.2
4.2.1
4.3.2
5.1.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

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