Flipper: Use of Hibernate with HQL/SQL Query String Containing External Input
CVE-2025-8052 is a high-severity use of hibernate with HQL/SQL query string containing external input vulnerability in Flipper from OpenText, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Flipper versions: 3.1.2. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of Flipper you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on support.opentext.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 1.0 | Low | CNA (opentext.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | High | NVD |
Official description
SQL Injection vulnerability in opentext Flipper allows SQL Injection. The vulnerability could allow a low privilege user to interact with the database in unintended ways and extract data by interacting with the HQL processor. This issue affects Flipper: 3.1.2.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use of Hibernate with HQL/SQL Query String Containing External Input
The product uses Hibernate to execute a dynamic HQL or SQL statement, but the statement is built with user-controlled input.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- A non-SQL style database that is not subject to this flaw may be chosen.
- Follow the principle of least privilege when creating user accounts to a SQL database. Users should only have the minimum privileges necessary to use their account. If the requirements of the system indicate that a user can read and modify their own data, then limit their privileges so they cannot read/write others' data.
- For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
More Use of Hibernate with HQL/SQL Query String Containing External Input vulnerabilities (CWE-564)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Flipper
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
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