CVE-2022-23305

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.

• CWE-89
• CWE-89

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/pt6lh3pbsvxqlwlp4c5l798dv2hkc85yIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
• https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/index.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0007/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/pt6lh3pbsvxqlwlp4c5l798dv2hkc85yIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
• https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/index.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0007/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 18, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified