CVE-2023-22665
Apache Jena: Exposure of arbitrary execution in script engine expressions.
CVE-2023-22665 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Jena, published April 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.jena:jena 4.8.0.
- Severity
- 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.33%EPSS, 71st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
4.8.0org.apache.jena:jena +9 more
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.jena:jenaMaven | before 4.8.0 | 4.8.0 |
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 | before 4.8.0, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.11.02.11.12.11.2 Show 39 moreShow less2.12.02.12.12.13.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.43.0.03.0.13.1.03.1.13.10.03.11.03.12.03.13.03.13.13.14.03.15.03.16.03.17.03.2.03.3.03.4.03.5.03.6.03.7.03.8.03.9.04.0.04.1.04.2.04.3.04.3.14.3.24.4.04.5.04.6.04.6.14.7.0 | 4.8.0 |
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-22665- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Apache Jena: Exposure of arbitrary execution in script engine expressions.
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-22665- Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1426No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgh5-gwq5-rpx8
Arbitrary javascript injection in Apache Jena
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.
- Record
GHSA-xgh5-gwq5-rpx8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-22665- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-22665
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22665- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xgh5-gwq5-rpx8
Arbitrary javascript injection in Apache Jena
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.
- Record
GHSA-xgh5-gwq5-rpx8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-22665
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22665- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/s0dmpsxcwqs57l4qfs415klkgmhdxq7s
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/11/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22665
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgh5-gwq5-rpx8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-22665
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22665
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22665