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Netplex Json-smart Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 6, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 12, 2025

Package

maven net.minidev:json-smart (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2

Patched versions

2.5.2

Description

A security issue was found in Netplex Json-smart 2.5.0 through 2.5.1. When loading a specially crafted JSON input, containing a large number of ’{’, a stack exhaustion can be trigger, which could allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-1370.

The fixed version only addresses the default modes provided by JSONParser, such as MODE_RFC4627. If you create the JSONParser manually or with custom options, make sure to set the LIMIT_JSON_DEPTH option.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 5, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 6, 2025
Reviewed Feb 6, 2025
Last updated Mar 12, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(12th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-57699

GHSA ID

GHSA-pq2g-wx69-c263

Source code

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