CVE-2022-23305

SQL injection in JDBC Appender in Apache Log4j V1

CRITICAL 9.8

At a glance

Source: NVD
EPSS: EPSS 66.54 % · percentile 99 (2026-10-28)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2022-01-18 15:25 UTC
Updated: 2026-05-27 13:40 UTC
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Modified

Description

By design, the JDBCAppender in Log4j 1.2.x accepts an SQL statement as a configuration parameter where the values to be inserted are converters from PatternLayout. The message converter, %m, is likely to always be included. This allows attackers to manipulate the SQL by entering crafted strings into input fields or headers of an application that are logged allowing unintended SQL queries to be executed. Note this issue only affects Log4j 1.x when specifically configured to use the JDBCAppender, which is not the default. Beginning in version 2.0-beta8, the JDBCAppender was re-introduced with proper support for parameterized SQL queries and further customization over the columns written to in logs. Apache Log4j 1.2 reached end of life in August 2015. Users should upgrade to Log4j 2 as it addresses numerous other issues from the previous versions.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
CVSS 2.0	MEDIUM 6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Advisories

GHSA-65fg-84f6-3jq3 — SQL Injection in Log4j 1.2.x

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0477
GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-23305

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-0419 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-0027 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2023-AVI-0910 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM QRadar · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2022-AVI-755 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2022-AVI-657 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle E-Business Suite · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2022-AVI-369 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle WebLogic Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 1.2 ≤ 1.2.17
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_sannav:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qos:reload4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 1.2.18.2
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:advanced_supply_chain_planning:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:advanced_supply_chain_planning:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:5.9.0.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_eagle_ftp_table_base_retrieval:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_instant_messaging_server:10.0.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_integrity:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_offline_mediation_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 12.0.0.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_offline_mediation_controller:12.0.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:e-business_suite_cloud_manager_and_cloud_backup_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 2.2.1.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:e-business_suite_cloud_manager_and_cloud_backup_module:2.2.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:e-business_suite_information_discovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.2.3 ≤ 12.2.11
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_revenue_management_and_billing_analytics:2.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_revenue_management_and_billing_analytics:2.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_revenue_management_and_billing_analytics:2.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_foundation:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_data_relationship_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 11.2.8.0
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 11.2.8.0
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:identity_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:identity_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:identity_manager_connector:11.1.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:middleware_common_libraries_and_tools:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≤ 8.0.29
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_extract_transform_and_load:13.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tuxedo:12.2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Log4j 1.x	affected 1.2.1 < unspecified ; affected unspecified < 2.0-alpha1

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD