What is CVE-2023-22665?

CVE-2023-22665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Jena, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-22665?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

RCE in Apache Jena

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.

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

Published 2023-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Jena
Apache Software Foundation Jena — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-917 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection)

References

lists.apache.org/thread/s0dmpsxcwqs57l4qfs415klkgmhdxq7s (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/11/11 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22665?: CVE-2023-22665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Jena, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-22665?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.