Critical 9.8HealthcarePublished Jan 18, 2022

CVE-2022-23305SQL injection in JDBC Appender in Apache Log4j V1

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:40 AM ET)

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It affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Log4j 1.x and 28 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.54%, higher than 99% of scored CVEs. That is high: schedule it on your emergency patch path.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 66.54% (percentile 99)
Assigned by: apache
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: May 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Log4j 1.x apache_software_foundation:apache_log4j_1.x (from the name)	from 1.2.1 before unspecified; from unspecified before 2.0-alpha1	CNA record
apache log4j apache:log4j	from 1.2 through 1.2.17	NVD
netapp snapmanager netapp:snapmanager	all versions; all versions	NVD
broadcom brocade_sannav broadcom:brocade_sannav	all versions	NVD
qos reload4j qos:reload4j	before 1.2.18.2	NVD
oracle advanced_supply_chain_planning oracle:advanced_supply_chain_planning	12.1; 12.2	NVD
oracle business_intelligence oracle:business_intelligence	5.9.0.0.0; 12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0	NVD
oracle business_process_management_suite oracle:business_process_management_suite	12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0	NVD
oracle communications_eagle_ftp_table_base_retrieval oracle:communications_eagle_ftp_table_base_retrieval	4.5	NVD
oracle communications_instant_messaging_server oracle:communications_instant_messaging_server	10.0.1.5.0	NVD
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References

References

https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/index.html	x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/pt6lh3pbsvxqlwlp4c5l798dv2hkc85y	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/4	mailing-list, x-refsource-mlist, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	x-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0007/	x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	x-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory

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