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CVE-2014-3558

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• Hibernate Validator: from 4.3.0 before 4.3.2; from 5.0.0 through 5.0.3; from 5.1.0 before 5.1.2; 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.2.0-beta1, 4.2.0-beta2, 4.2.0-cr1 — fixed in 4.3.2, 5.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hibernate Validator 4.3.2, 5.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1285.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1286.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1287.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1288.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
• https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2014/3558.yaml
• https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-912
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1285.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1286.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1287.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1288.html

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