Vulnerability in org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core (CVE-2024-47855)

Summary

Vulnerability in org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core (CVE-2024-47855). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.1.0 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

util/JSONTokener.java in JSON-lib before 3.1.0 mishandles an unbalanced comment string.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A weakness called CVE-2024-47855 was discovered in org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core CVE-2024-47855".

CVE-2024-47855 (org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core). Severity: Info.
Response plan:

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.

❓ What is the problem

A weakness (CVE-2024-47855) in org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core. A serious software flaw has been identified.

📍 Affected scope

Target versions of org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.

🔍 Detection

Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.

Affected packages

Maven org.kordamp.json:json-lib-core

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0"}]}]

Maven net.sf.json-lib:json-lib

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2.4"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47855 libjson-java
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47855 libjson-java