CVE-2014-3558
Validator: JSM bypass via ReflectionHelper
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 16, 2014
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the implementation of org.hibernate.validator.util.ReflectionHelper together with the permissions required to run Hibernate Validator under the Java Security Manager could allow a malicious application deployed in the same application container to execute several actions with escalated privileges, which might otherwise not be possible. This flaw could be used to perform various attacks, including but not restricted to, arbitrary code execution in systems that are otherwise secured by the Java Security Manager.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 3.3AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment