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CVE-2025-49656

Apache Jena: Administrative users can create files outside the server directory space via the admin UI

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2025-07-21
  • Fixed in5.5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-2110:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache jena
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.5< 5.5.05.5.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Jenaother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 5.4.0no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-07-21

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apache-jenaUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaDebian:14all versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaDebian:13all versions · no fixed version listed
  • apache-jenaDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-49656 Red Hat Product Security5 known affected

    org.apache.jena/jena-arq: Apache Jena path traversal

    jena-arq as a component of Red Hat AMQ Clients · jena-arq as a component of Red Hat Data Grid 8 · jena-arq as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 · +2 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apache jena to 5.5.0
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-49656 · 5 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
  3. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-49656 · 5 productsFix deferred

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-07-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jq2c-m8gg-mqcm

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49656?

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.

Is CVE-2025-49656 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-49656 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-49656?

CVE-2025-49656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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