SB20230221102 - SQL injection in geotools
Published: February 21, 2023 Updated: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230221102
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25158)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in the OGC Filter handling in org.geotools.jdbc when processing user-supplied filter input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted filter expression to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.