--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeObject.java	Wed Jul 05 19:28:21 2017 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeObject.java	Thu Jan 30 18:26:15 2014 +0530
@@ -645,10 +645,12 @@
             targetObj.addBoundProperties(source, props);
         } else if (source instanceof StaticClass) {
             final Class<?> clazz = ((StaticClass)source).getRepresentedClass();
+            Bootstrap.checkReflectionAccess(clazz);
             bindBeanProperties(targetObj, source, BeansLinker.getReadableStaticPropertyNames(clazz),
                     BeansLinker.getWritableStaticPropertyNames(clazz), BeansLinker.getStaticMethodNames(clazz));
         } else {
             final Class<?> clazz = source.getClass();
+            Bootstrap.checkReflectionAccess(clazz);
             bindBeanProperties(targetObj, source, BeansLinker.getReadableInstancePropertyNames(clazz),
                     BeansLinker.getWritableInstancePropertyNames(clazz), BeansLinker.getInstanceMethodNames(clazz));
         }
@@ -663,7 +665,6 @@
         propertyNames.addAll(writablePropertyNames);
 
         final Class<?> clazz = source.getClass();
-        Bootstrap.checkReflectionAccess(clazz);
 
         final MethodType getterType = MethodType.methodType(Object.class, clazz);
         final MethodType setterType = MethodType.methodType(Object.class, clazz, Object.class);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/sandbox/classbind.js	Thu Jan 30 18:26:15 2014 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ * 
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ * 
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Try to bind properties of StaticClass representing Class.
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @bug JDK-8032943: Improve reflection in Nashorn
+ */
+
+
+var obj = {}
+
+try {
+    Object.bindProperties(obj, Java.type("java.lang.Class"));
+    fail("SecurityException should have been thrown");
+} catch (e) {
+    if (! (e instanceof java.lang.SecurityException)) {
+        fail("SecurityException expected, got " + e);
+    }
+}