CVE-2023-25158Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary SQL execution via unescaped OGC filters

Published Feb 21, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025

SQL injection in GeoTools before 27.4 and 28.0 through 28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL via crafted OGC filters. FilterToSQL directly wrote PropertyIsLike patterns and string FeatureId values into generated SQL, while database-specific encoders failed to escape other filter arguments. Reachability requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled OGC filters to a JDBCDataStore; consequences follow the database account's ability to read, change, or delete data.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in GeoTools before 27.4 and 28.0 through 28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL via crafted OGC filters. FilterToSQL directly wrote PropertyIsLike patterns and string FeatureId values into generated SQL, while database-specific encoders failed to escape other filter arguments. Reachability requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled OGC filters to a JDBCDataStore; consequences follow the database account's ability to read, change, or delete data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25158
Published
Feb 21, 2023
Updated
Mar 10, 2025
Vendor
GeoTools
Product
GeoTools
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 27.4
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 28.0, < 28.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GeoTools · GeoToolsversion=< 27.4; version=>= 28.0, < 28.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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