CVE-2023-32200
Apache Jena: Exposure of execution in script engine expressions.
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-32200- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Apache Jena: Exposure of execution in script engine expressions.
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-32200- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2087
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2087- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j927-w6g7-7c7w
Apache Jena Expression Language Injection vulnerability
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
GHSA-j927-w6g7-7c7w- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-32200- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-32200
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32200- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j927-w6g7-7c7w
Apache Jena Expression Language Injection vulnerability
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
GHSA-j927-w6g7-7c7w- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-32200
There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32200- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.jena:jenaMaven |
3.7.0 up to 4.9.0 | 4.9.0 |
apache-jenaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.0-24.9.0-1 |
None known |
apache-jenaDebian:13 |
before 4.9.0-1 | 4.9.0-1 |
apache-jenaDebian:14 |
before 4.9.0-1 | 4.9.0-1 |
org.apache.jena:jenaMaven |
3.7.0 up to 4.9.0, plus listed versions 3.10.03.11.03.12.03.13.03.13.1 Show 18 moreShow less3.14.03.15.03.16.03.17.03.8.03.9.04.0.04.1.04.2.04.3.04.3.14.3.24.4.04.5.04.6.04.6.14.7.04.8.0 |
4.9.0 |
apache-jenaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.17.0-13.17.0-23.17.0-3 |
None known |
apache-jenaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.0-24.9.0-1 |
None known |
apache-jenaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0-1 |
None known |
apache-jenaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0-1build1 |
None known |
apache-jenaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0-14.9.0-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32200 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Jena, published July 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.jena:jena 4.9.0.