CVE-2025-49656 json
Apache Jena: Administrative users can create files outside the server directory space via the admin UI
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-22076 , GHSA-jq2c-m8gg-mqcm
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Users with administrator access can create databases files outside the files area of the Fuseki server.
This issue affects Apache Jena version up to 5.4.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.jena:jena-fuseki 5.5.0
- apache jena 5.5.0
- org.apache.jena jena-fuseki 5.5.0
- github.com/apache/jena@03c5265 commit
- github.com/apache/jena@3535056 commit
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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-49656 updated cvss 6.5
org.apache.jena/jena-arq: Apache Jena path traversal
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Red Hat AMQ Clients jena-arq Red Hat Data Grid 8 jena-arq Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 jena-arq Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 jena-arq Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack jena-arqaffected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.jena:jena-fuseki | <5.5.0 |
5.5.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Jena
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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github.com
/apache/jena/commit/03c5265910aa3a27907bf54f6b4aaae3409afa4f
web
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github.com
/apache/jena/commit/35350569b4c1fd432d92e7c92af9597c4400debe
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/qmm21som8zct813vx6dfd1phnfro6mwq
vendor-advisory, web, issue-tracking
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2025/07/21/1
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49656
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/jena
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-49656
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jq2c-m8gg-mqcm
- NVD CVE-2025-49656
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