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CVE-2023-22665: Apache Jena: Exposure of arbitrary execution in script engine expressions.

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-917

Description

There is insufficient checking of user queries in Apache Jena versions 4.7.0 and earlier, when invoking custom scripts. It allows a remote user to execute arbitrary javascript via a SPARQL query.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/11/11
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/s0dmpsxcwqs57l4qfs415klkgmhdxq7s
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/11/11
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/s0dmpsxcwqs57l4qfs415klkgmhdxq7s

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