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GHSA-mqjf-5f49-2fjh

CriticalCVSS 9.8 / 10
Published Aug 21, 2026·Last modified Aug 21, 2026
Affected Components(3)
Maven logoorg.geotools.jdbc/gt-jdbc-postgis
34.0.0 – 34.5.0
Maven logoorg.geotools.jdbc/gt-jdbc-postgis
30.5.0 – 33.6.0
Maven logoorg.geotools.jdbc/gt-jdbc-postgis
35.0.0 – 35.1.0
Description

Summary

An SQL Injection Vulnerability has been found when executing OGC Filters with PostGIS DataStore implementation:

  • jsonArrayContains function
    Requires PostGIS 12 or greater with a String or JSON field

For PostGIS 12 and greater jsonArrayContains(<column>, <pointer>, <value>) function writes <value> into generated SQL without escaping.

Patches

  • GeoTools 35.1
  • GeoTools 33.5
  • GeoTools 34.4

Mitigation

No mitigation is available:

  • To limit scope of SQL Injection the PostGIS connection pool should be configured with limited rights.

Impact

This vulnerability can lead to execution of arbitrary SQL expressions in the database.

References

  • https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7958
  • https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7959
  • https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/5829
  • https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7589
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Risk Scores
Base Score
9.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.0

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
2.40%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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