CVE-2014-3558

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.

Published: 2014-09-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3558 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3558

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-13 0.93% 0.53% -0.40%
2 2026-03-04 1.01% 0.93% -0.07%
3 2026-03-01 — 1.01% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3558

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3558

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3558

GHSA-845h-985r-jrqh · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Hibernate Validator

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3558

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-3558 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libhibernate-validator-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3558
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3558
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3558 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libhibernate-validator-java), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 8, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3558

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3558

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat hibernate_validator >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:4.2.0:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3558

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