Medium
The SafeHtml annotation in Hibernate-Validator does not properly guard against XSS attacks
A vulnerability was found in Hibernate-Validator. The SafeHtml validator annotation fails to properly sanitize payloads consisting of potentially malicious code in HTML comments and instructions. This vulnerability can result in an XSS attack.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.hibernate:hibernate-validator | >= 6.1.0.Alpha1, < 6.1.0.Alpha6, >= 6.0.0.Alpha1, < 6.0.18.Final | 6.1.0.Alpha6, 6.0.18.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator | >= 6.1.0.Alpha1, < 6.1.0.Alpha6, >= 6.0.0.Alpha1, < 6.0.18.Final | 6.1.0.Alpha6, 6.0.18.Final |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10219
- https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/124b7dd6d9a4ad24d4d49f74701f05a13e56cee
- https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/124b7dd6d9a4ad24d4d49f74701f05a13e56ceee
- https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/20d729548511ac5cff6fd459f93de137195420fe
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0024
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9c17c3efc4a376a96e9e2777eee6acf0bec28e2200e4b35da62de4a@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9c17c3efc4a376a96e9e2777eee6acf0bec28e2200e4b35da62de4a%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd418deda6f0ebe658c2015f43a14d03acb8b8c2c093c5bf6b880cd7c@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd418deda6f0ebe658c2015f43a14d03acb8b8c2c093c5bf6b880cd7c%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8dca19a4e52b60dab0ab21e2ff9968d78f4b84e4033824db1dd24b4@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8dca19a4e52b60dab0ab21e2ff9968d78f4b84e4033824db1dd24b4%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87b7e2d22982b4ca9f88f5f4f22a19b394d2662415b233582ed22ebf@%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87b7e2d22982b4ca9f88f5f4f22a19b394d2662415b233582ed22ebf%40%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f92d7f7682dcff92722fa947f9e6f8ba2227c5dc3e11ba09114897d@%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f92d7f7682dcff92722fa947f9e6f8ba2227c5dc3e11ba09114897d%40%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f8b4e2541be4234946e40d55859273a7eec0f4901e8080ce2406fe6@%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f8b4e2541be4234946e40d55859273a7eec0f4901e8080ce2406fe6%40%3Cnotifications.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/poc-effectiveness/PoCAdaptation/tree/main/Origin/CVE-2019-10219/exploit
- https://github.com/poc-effectiveness/PoCAdaptation/tree/main/Adapted/CVE-2019-10219
- https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0445
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0164
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0161
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0159
CVSS score
6.5/10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.hibernate:hibernate-validator, org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator- Disclosed
- 08.01.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m8p2-495h-ccmh - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 01.2020 06.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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