DoS Vulnerability in JSON-Java
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.json:json (Maven): 20231013Red Hat: 10 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java | — | up to 20230618 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.json:json (Maven) | before 20231013 | 20231013 | Patch available | GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7 |
- — Vendorhttps://github.com/stleary/JSON-java Affected up to 20230618 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.json:json (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 20231013 Fixed in 20231013 Patch available GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7 org.json:json (Maven) Fixed in 20231013 Advisory →
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2024:4271 Released 2024-07-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.12.1 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- RHSA-2024:3762 Released 2024-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.11.7 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- RHSA-2024:3752 Released 2024-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.10.7 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:3354 Released 2024-05-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.13.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.13.0
- RHSA-2024:1353 Released 2024-03-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Process Automation Manager 7.13.5 security update
- RHPAM 7.13.5 async
- RHSA-2024:0148 Released 2024-01-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel K 1.10.5 release and security update
- RHINT Camel-K 1.10.5
- RHSA-2023:7845 Released 2023-12-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.20.4 release and security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.4
- RHSA-2023:7842 Released 2023-12-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 4.0.2 release security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 4.0.2
- RHSA-2023:7678 Released 2023-12-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0
- RHSA-2023:7617 Released 2023-11-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of Apache Camel for Quarkus 3.2.0 release (RHBQ 3.2.9.Final)
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHINT Camel-K 1.10.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0148 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.20.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7845 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 4.0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7842 |
| RHPAM 7.13.5 async | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1353 |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3752 |
| Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7678 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.13.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3354 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7617 |
Not affected: 9 products
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Debezium 2
- streams for Apache Kafka
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/758
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7
- https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/pull/759
- https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/commit/60662e2f8384d3449822a3a1179bfe8de67b55bb
- https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java
More stleary Json-java vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22552 A stack overflow in the org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue::JSONTokener.java component of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-22550 A stack overflow in the XML.toJSONObject component of hutool-json v5.8.10 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-5072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-5072 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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