CVE-2023-5072: Java: DoS Vulnerability in JSON-JAVA

CVE-2023-5072 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-14

Java: DoS Vulnerability in JSON-JAVA

Technologies: org.json:json (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-5072 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-5072 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-5072?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 November 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.json:json (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20231013.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-5072?
Yes. org.json:json (Maven): upgrade to 20231013 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-5072?
Check whether you run org.json:json (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.json:json (Maven): upgrade to 20231013 or later
    # set org.json:json to 20231013 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.json:json (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20231013

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-5072
  • GHSA-4jq9-2xhw-jpx7

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