{"id":59664,"date":"2025-07-26T19:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:25:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:37:09","slug":"cve-2025-50151-critical-file-access-path-vulnerability-in-apache-jena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50151-critical-file-access-path-vulnerability-in-apache-jena\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50151: Critical File Access Path Vulnerability in Apache Jena<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Jena, a free and open-source Java framework for building Semantic Web and Linked Data applications, that can potentially lead to system compromise and data leakage. Identified as CVE-2025-50151, this vulnerability has a CVSS severity score of 8.8, which is considered high. The flaw lies in the lack of validation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66375\">file access paths in configuration files uploaded<\/a> by administrators. This oversight can have serious implications for the confidentiality and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88033\">integrity of data<\/a>, as well as system availability, and therefore matters to all users of Apache Jena up to version 5.4.0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50151<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High (Administrator access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72511\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2522473582\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Apache Jena | Up to 5.4.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52808-a-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-realtyelite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65873\">vulnerability arises from the lack of validation of file<\/a> access paths in configuration files uploaded by users with administrative access. This means that an attacker with such access can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66492\">upload a configuration file<\/a> with a malicious file access path. When this configuration file is used by the system, the application ends up reading or writing data to an unintended and potentially insecure location, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7419-critical-vulnerability-discovered-in-tenda-o3v2-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69025\">leading to data leakage or system<\/a> compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2372739835\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52809-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-national-weather-service-alerts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65931\">vulnerability might be exploited using a maliciously crafted configuration file:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/admin\/upload_config HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable.apachejena.com\nContent-Type: application\/xml\n&lt;Configuration&gt;\n&lt;FileAccessPath&gt;..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd&lt;\/FileAccessPath&gt;\n...\n&lt;\/Configuration&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40737-critical-file-path-validation-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66604\">file access path<\/a> points to a system file (`\/etc\/passwd`), which is outside the intended directory. When this configuration is used, it could potentially read or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40738-critical-arbitrary-file-write-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66559\">write to this system file<\/a>, leading to a security breach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apache Jena users are advised to upgrade to version 5.5.0, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. In this version, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7443-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-berqwp-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69024\">arbitrary configuration upload<\/a> is not allowed, thereby preventing this issue. If upgrading is not immediately possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72512\">users can apply vendor patches or use a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Jena, a free and open-source Java framework for building Semantic Web and Linked Data applications, that can potentially lead to system compromise and data leakage. Identified as CVE-2025-50151, this vulnerability has a CVSS severity score of 8.8, which is considered high. 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