Denial of Service Vulnerability in OWASP JSON Sanitizer
CVE-2021-23900

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Owasp

Status
Json-sanitizer
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2021

What is CVE-2021-23900?

The OWASP JSON Sanitizer prior to version 1.2.2 has a vulnerability where it can produce invalid JSON output or trigger unexpected exceptions when processing specially crafted input. This flaw can compromise application availability, leading to denial of service if the handling mechanism for such scenarios is inadequate. Developers should ensure proper validation and exception handling to protect against this risk.

References

https://github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/compare/v1.2.1......
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https://groups.google.com/g/json-sanitizer-support/c/dAW1...
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https://github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/commit/a37f594f73...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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