Summary
GeoTools has unauthenticated SQL injection in the jsonArrayContains filter function against PostGIS layers
Advisory details
Summary
An SQL Injection Vulnerability has been found when executing OGC Filters with PostGIS DataStore implementation:
jsonArrayContainsfunction
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
References
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqjf-5f49-2fjh
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-mqjf-5f49-2fjh
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/5829
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/commit/d821c4d321dd91c22e31fcd5b1ce676645da5176
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/releases/tag/33.6
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/releases/tag/34.5
- https://github.com/geotools/geotools/releases/tag/35.1
- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7589
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