CVE-2023-5072 (High) detected in json-20090211.jar

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CVE-2023-5072 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - json-20090211.jar

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language.

Library home page: http://www.json.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/json/json/20090211/json-20090211.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• robotframework-seleniumlibrary-3.141.59.26535.jar (Root Library)
  • selendroid-client-0.17.0.jar
    • selendroid-common-0.17.0.jar
      • ❌ json-20090211.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7d69c95a5145433319eabeefd4d4e15fc385b776

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618.  A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used. 

Publish Date: 2023-10-12

URL: CVE-2023-5072

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-rm7j-f5g5-27vv

Release Date: 2023-10-12

Fix Resolution: org.json:json:20231013

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