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CVE-2026-41697: Spring Data Relational Parameter not Escaped for Query By Example LIKE Pattern
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-10 · updated 2026-09-04
- Weakness: CWE-943
Description
Spring Data Relational does not properly escape binding values of externally-controlled input when using StringMatcher (STARTING, ENDING, or CONTAINING) in Query By Example (QBE). An attacker can supply wildcard characters to perform boolean-based blind data inference. Affected versions: Spring Data Relational/JDBC/R2DBC 4.0.0 through 4.0.5; 3.5.0 through 3.5.11; 3.4.0 through 3.4.14; 3.3.0 through 3.3.16; 3.2.0 through 3.2.15; 3.1.0 through 3.1.14; 3.0.0 through 3.0.15; 2.4.0 through 2.4.19.
Affected products
- Broadcom Spring Data Relational: before 2.4.20; from 3.0.0 before 3.3.17; from 3.4.0 before 3.4.15; from 3.5.0 before 3.5.11.1; from 4.0.0 before 4.0.5.1 — fixed in 2.4.20, 3.3.17, 3.4.15, 3.5.11.1, 4.0.5.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Broadcom Spring Data Relational 2.4.20, 3.3.17, 3.4.15, 3.5.11.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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