#VU98745 Input validation error in JSON-lib - CVE-2024-47855


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98745

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47855

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JSON-lib
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Kordamp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in util/JSONTokener.java when handling comments. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JSON-lib: 3.0.0 - 3.0.3


External links
https://github.com/kordamp/json-lib/commit/a0c4a0eae277130e22979cf307c95dec4005a78e
https://github.com/kordamp/json-lib/compare/v3.0.3...v3.1.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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