CVE-2016-6652
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Pivotal Spring Data JPA
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6652- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6652- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5849 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5849- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr4v-28rm-pvgw
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Pivotal Spring Data JPA
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
GHSA-xr4v-28rm-pvgw- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6652- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xr4v-28rm-pvgw
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Pivotal Spring Data JPA
SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data JPA before 1.9.6 (Gosling SR6) and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 (Hopper SR4), when used with a repository that defines a String query using the @Query annotation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JPQL commands via a sort instance with a function call.
- Record
GHSA-xr4v-28rm-pvgw- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpaMaven |
before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpaMaven |
1.10.0 up to 1.10.4 | 1.10.4 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpaMaven |
before 1.9.6, plus listed versions 1.0.0.RELEASE1.0.1.RELEASE1.0.2.RELEASE1.0.3.RELEASE1.1.0.RELEASE Show 40 moreShow less1.1.1.RELEASE1.1.2.RELEASE1.2.0.RELEASE1.2.1.RELEASE1.3.0.RELEASE1.3.1.RELEASE1.3.2.RELEASE1.3.3.RELEASE1.3.4.RELEASE1.3.5.RELEASE1.4.0.RELEASE1.4.1.RELEASE1.4.2.RELEASE1.4.3.RELEASE1.4.4.RELEASE1.4.5.RELEASE1.5.0.RELEASE1.5.1.RELEASE1.5.2.RELEASE1.5.3.RELEASE1.6.0.RELEASE1.6.1.RELEASE1.6.2.RELEASE1.6.4.RELEASE1.6.5.RELEASE1.6.6.RELEASE1.7.0.RELEASE1.7.1.RELEASE1.7.2.RELEASE1.7.3.RELEASE1.7.4.RELEASE1.8.0.RC11.8.0.RELEASE1.8.1.RELEASE1.8.2.RELEASE1.9.0.RELEASE1.9.1.RELEASE1.9.2.RELEASE1.9.4.RELEASE1.9.5.RELEASE |
1.9.6 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpaMaven |
1.10.0 up to 1.10.4, plus listed versions 1.10.0.RELEASE1.10.1.RELEASE1.10.2.RELEASE1.10.3.RELEASE |
1.10.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6652 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Pivotal Software Spring Data Jpa, published October 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.data:spring-data-jpa 1.9.6.