Log4cxx
Vendor:
First CVE: May 8, 2023 · Active for 3 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
1.3
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
6.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 36% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Log4cxx over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 8, 2023
3 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 10, 2026
105 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Log4cxx4 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network4 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None3 (75.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required1 (25.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (50.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2023-31038HIGH SQL injection in Log4cxx when using the ODBC appender to send log messages to a database. No fields sent to the database were properly escaped for SQL injection. This has been th | May 8, 2023 | 8.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-54813HIGH Improper Output Neutralization for Logs vulnerability in Apache Log4cxx.
When using JSONLayout, not all payload bytes are properly escaped. If an attacker-supplied message contain | Aug 22, 2025 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-54812MEDIUM Improper Output Neutralization for Logs vulnerability in Apache Log4cxx.
When using HTMLLayout, logger names are not properly escaped when writing out to the HTML file.
If untrus | Aug 22, 2025 | 5.4 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-40023MEDIUM Apache Log4cxx's XMLLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/1.7.0/classlog4cxx_1_1xml_1_1XMLLayout.html , in versions before 1.7.0, fails to sanitize characters forbidden by the | Apr 10, 2026 | 5.3 | 20 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Log4cxx
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.