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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') in org.json:json

Cx2906ba70-607a

  • org.json:json
High
7.5/10

Summary

The package `JSON-java` before 20171018 is vulnerable to Denial Of Service attack. The function `unescape()` used in multiple java files, unescapes a given XML string twice, causing the application to crash, due to `StringIndexOutOfBoundsException`.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-74 - Injection

Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.

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  • Published