CVE-2021-23900 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OWASP json-sanitizer before 1.2.2 can output invalid JSON or throw an undeclared exception for crafted input. This may lead to denial of service if the application is not prepared to handle these situations.

Published: 2021-01-13

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:owasp:json-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1020	OWASP json-sanitizer before 1.2.2 can output invalid JSON or throw an undeclared exception for crafted input. This may lead to denial of service if the application is not prepared to handle these situations.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8rf5-92jh-3vc9	Uncaught Exception leading to Denial of Service in json-sanitizer

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00408.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/commit/a37f594f7378a1c76b3283e0dab9e1ab1dc0247e
https://github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/compare/v1.2.1...v1.2.2
https://groups.google.com/g/json-sanitizer-support/c/dAW1AeNMoA0

History

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Subscriptions

Owasp Json-sanitizer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-01-13T15:50:51.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.463Z

Reserved: 2021-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23900

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-13T16:15:14.490

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:01.793

Link: CVE-2021-23900

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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