CVE-2022-24816: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in jai-ext

September 19, 2023 (updated February 18, 2025)

Programs using jt-jiffle, and allowing Jiffle script to be provided via network request, are susceptible to a Remote Code Execution as the Jiffle script is compiled into Java code via Janino, and executed. In particular, this affects the downstream GeoServer project.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-v92f-jx6p-73rx
github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext
github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext/commit/cb1d6565d38954676b0a366da4f965fef38da1cb
github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-v92f-jx6p-73rx
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24816

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