Command injection in json
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03112 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed json: 10.0.0json (npm): 10.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | json | before 10.0.0 | 10.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | json (npm) | before 10.0.0 | 10.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 |
| — | org.webjars.npm:json (Maven) | up to 9.0.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 |
- json Vendor— Affected before 10.0.0 Fixed in 10.0.0 Patch available CNA
- json (npm) Vendor— Affected before 10.0.0 Fixed in 10.0.0 Patch available GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2
- org.webjars.npm:json (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 9.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joyent:json:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 10.0.0 | Vulnerable | Joyent |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3.2 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.8.2.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.8.3.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_regulatory_reporting_with_agilereporter:8.0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.9.6.3 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 21.1.1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:joyent:json:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 10.0.0 Vulnerable ·Joyent
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_regulatory_reporting_with_agilereporter:8.0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.9.6.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.1.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
- Fix · CNA json Fixed in 10.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 json (npm) Fixed in 10.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-09 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Patch 4
Other 30
- [zookeeper-dev] 20200913 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20200913 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20200913 [jira] [Resolved] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Comment Edited] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Commented] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [flink-dev] 20200930 [jira] [Created] (FLINK-19471) CVE-2020-7712 is reported for flink-streaming-java_2.11:jar:1.11.1
- [flink-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Created] (FLINK-19471) CVE-2020-7712 is reported for flink-streaming-java_2.11:jar:1.11.1
- [zookeeper-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Issue Comment Deleted] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [flink-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Commented] (FLINK-19471) CVE-2020-7712 is reported for flink-streaming-java_2.11:jar:1.11.1
- [flink-issues] 20200930 [jira] [Updated] (FLINK-19471) CVE-2020-7712 is reported for flink-streaming-java_2.11:jar:1.11.1
- [flink-issues] 20201014 [jira] [Closed] (FLINK-19471) CVE-2020-7712 is reported for flink-streaming-java_2.11:jar:1.11.1
- [zookeeper-issues] 20210106 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20210404 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- [zookeeper-issues] 20210404 [jira] [Assigned] (ZOOKEEPER-3933) owasp failing with json-simple-1.1.1.jar: CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-7712
- https://github.com/trentm/json/commit/cc4798169f9e0f181f8aa61905b88479badcd483
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree3abcd33c06ee95ab59faa1751198a1186d8941ddc2c2562c12966c@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec8bb4d637b04575da41cfae49118e108e95d43bfac39b7b698ee4db@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9b9cc843f5cf5b532bdad9e87a817967efcf52b917e8c43b6df4cc7@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rba7ea4d75d6a8e5b935991d960d9b893fd30e576c4d3b531084ebd7d@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb89bd82dffec49f83b49e9ad625b1b63a408b3c7d1a60d6f049142a0@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2b981912446a74e14fe6076c4b7c7d8502727ea0718e6a65a9b1be5@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb023d54a46da1ac0d8969097f5fecc79636b07d3b80db7b818a5c55c@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra890c24b3d90be36daf48ae76b263acb297003db24c1122f8e4aaef2@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9c6d28e5b9a9b3481b7d1f90f1c2f75cd1a5ade91038426e0fb095da@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r977a907ecbedf87ae5ba47d4c77639efb120f74d4d1b3de14a4ef4da@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8d2e174230f6d26e16c007546e804c343f1f68956f526daaafa4aaae@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3b04f4e99a19613f88ae088aa18cd271231a3c79dfff8f5efa8cda61@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r37c0e1807da7ff2bdd028bbe296465a6bbb99e2320dbe661d5d8b33b@%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/trentm/json
Sources
- CVE-2020-7712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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