CVE-2020-10693

A flaw was found in Hibernate Validator version 6.1.2.Final. A bug in the message interpolation processor enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid. This flaw allows attackers to bypass input sanitation (escaping, stripping) controls that developers may have put in place when handling user-controlled data in error messages.

Published: 2020-05-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-10693 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.29%). EPSS rose +2.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10693

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 2026-06-15 0.09% 2.29% +2.20%
2 2026-05-21 0.28% 0.09% -0.19%
3 2026-03-04 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10693

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
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-2020-10693

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-10693

GHSA-rmrm-75hp-phr2 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in Hibernate Validator

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-10693

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2020-10693 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libhibernate-validator-java, libhibernate-validator4-java), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5, resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10693
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10693
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-10693 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libhibernate-validator-java), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 9, needs-triage 7, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10693

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10693

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat hibernate_validator >= 5.0.0, < 6.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator >= 6.1.2, < 6.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hibernate_validator 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hibernate_validator:7.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server >= 17.0.0.3, <= 20.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite_capsule 6.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quarkus quarkus <= 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 14.1.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10693

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