Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-32200

RCE in Apache Jena 3.7.0 – 4.8.0

RCE
Published
12 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.015 71th percentile
Risk Priority 67 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-32200 is a high-severity Expression Language Injection (CWE-917) vulnerability in Apache Jena. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 29% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

There is insufficient restrictions of called script functions in Apache Jena versions 4.8.0 and earlier. It allows a remote user to execute javascript via a SPARQL query. This issue affects Apache Jena: from 3.7.0 through 4.8.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-917

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-22665Same product: Apache Jena
CVE-2025-49656Same product: Apache Jena
CVE-2025-50151Same product: Apache Jena
CVE-2026-31380Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2021-31805Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2020-17530Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2023-34478Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2026-61372Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2026-49296Same vendor: Apache
CVE-2023-37924Same vendor: Apache

Affected Assets

apache
jena
3.7.0 — 4.8.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.1.2
  • V1.3.2
  • V1.3.5
  • V4.3.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input neutralization and safe EL construction to prevent injection flaws.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect EL injection but does not itself implement the fix.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevent expression-language injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including EL injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of expression-language statements.

References