Cx2906ba70-607a @ Maven-org.json:json-20080701

[cyates-checkmarx]

Vulnerable Package issue exists @ Maven-org.json:json-20080701 in branch master

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.

Namespace: cyates-checkmarx
Repository: JVL
Repository Url: https://github.com/cyates-checkmarx/JVL
CxAST-Project: cyates-checkmarx/JVL
CxAST platform scan: 7b012027-b586-4987-b934-7a017732de85
Branch: master
Application: JVL
Severity: HIGH
State: NOT_IGNORED
Status: RECURRENT
CWE: CWE-74

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Additional Info
Attack vector: NETWORK
Attack complexity: LOW
Confidentiality impact: NONE
Availability impact: HIGH
Remediation Upgrade Recommendation: 20200518

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