CVE-2023-25158 | BDVDB-2026-196012 Detail

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Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-02-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-10Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-02-21
Last modified: 2025-03-10

Vendor information

Vendor: geotools
Product: geotools

All geotools vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 65.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

SQL Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 28.0, < 28.2
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
< 27.4
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).