SQL Injection in Geotools
CVE-2023-25158
GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. GeoTools includes support for OGC Filter expression language parsing, encoding and execution against a range of datastore. SQL Injection Vulnerabilities have been found when executing OGC Filters with JDBCDataStore implementations. Users are advised to upgrade to either version 27.4 or to 28.2 to resolve this issue. Users unable to upgrade may disable `encode functions` for PostGIS DataStores or enable `prepared statements` for JDBCDataStores as a partial mitigation.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Geotools — versions >= 28.0, < 28.2, < 27.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-99c3-qc2q-p94m (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/geotools/geotools/commit/64fb4c47f43ca818c2fe96a94651bff1b3b3ed2b (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-25158?
- CVE-2023-25158 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Geotools, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-25158?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-25158 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.