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title: "CVE-2017-7536\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7536

Publication date 10 January 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.0 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7536?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In Hibernate Validator 5.2.x before 5.2.5 final, 5.3.x, and 5.4.x, it was
found that when the security manager's reflective permissions, which allows
it to access the private members of the class, are granted to Hibernate
Validator, a potential privilege escalation can occur. By allowing the
calling code to access those private members without the permission an
attacker may be able to validate an invalid instance and access the private
member value via ConstraintViolation#getInvalidValue().

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libhibernate-validator-java | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7536?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libhibernate-validator-java | * Upstream:   [0ed45f3](https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/0ed45f37c4680998167179e631113a2c9cb5d113) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.0 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.0 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7536)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7536)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7536)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7536)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7536>