CVE-2025-50151: Apache Jena doesn't validate file access paths in configuration files uploaded by users with administrator access

July 21, 2025

File access paths in configuration files uploaded by users with administrator access are not validated.

This issue affects Apache Jena version up to 5.4.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.5.0, which does not allow arbitrary configuration upload.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg9p-p463-3qjp
github.com/apache/jena
lists.apache.org/thread/12gks5z40gh9bszn1xk8mz34gz586xss
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50151

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