CVE-2023-31038 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Log4cxx, specifically within its ODBC appender when logging messages to a database. This flaw, present since at least version 0.9.0, affects C++ applications that compile Log4cxx with ODBC support, enable the ODBCAppender, and log user-controlled input. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for remote, low-privileged attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts due to improper escaping of SQL statements. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.9.0, < 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4cxx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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