Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2022 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2022-45136Apache Jena SDB allows arbitrary deserialisation via JDBC
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Apache Jena SDB from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Apache Jena SDB 3.17.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a JDBC Deserialisation attack if the attacker is able to control the JDBC URL used or cause the underlying database server to return malicious data. The mySQL JDBC driver in particular is known to be vulnerable to this class of attack. As a result an application using Apache Jena SDB can be subject to RCE when connected to a malicious database server. Apache Jena SDB has been EOL since December 2020 and users should migrate to alternative options e.g. Apache Jena TDB 2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | apache-jena | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Debian:13 | apache-jena | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Debian:14 | apache-jena | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Maven | org.apache.jena:jena-sdb | no fix listed | GHSA-g2qw-6vrr-v6pq |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | apache-jena | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | apache-jena | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | apache-jena | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | apache-jena | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | apache-jena | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sdb | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45136 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Jena SDB | unspecified – through 3.17.0 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H