Description
— Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code vulnerability in Apache Jackrabbit's WebDAV/Davex client.
A malicious WebDAV/DavEx server, or an attacker able to intercept the connection, can cause the client to instantiate arbitrary classes from its classpath, which can lead to arbitrary file creation or truncation.
Only applications that use jackrabbit-spi2dav (directly or through jackrabbit-jcr2dav) to connect to a remote repository are affected. Jackrabbit servers are not affected.
Category: unsafe reflection on wire data (HIGH).
This issue affects Apache Jackrabbit: from 2.23.0 through 2.23.5, from 2.22.0 through 2.22.4, from 2.20.0 through 2.20.17.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.23.6, 2.22.5, or 2.20.18 which fix the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Jackrabbit | >= 2.23.0, <= 2.23.5; >= 2.22.0, <= 2.22.4; >= 2.20.0, <= 2.20.17 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/hcrxm4jp1mtk56xb8p1dtryz7hl08kmrMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 13, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed