High

Uncaught Exception leading to Denial of Service in json-sanitizer

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

OWASP json-sanitizer before 1.2.2 can output invalid JSON or throw an undeclared exception for crafted input. This may lead to denial of service if the application is not prepared to handle these situations.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.mikesamuel:json-sanitizer < 1.2.2 1.2.2

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-248
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.mikesamuel:json-sanitizer
Disclosed
13.05.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8rf5-92jh-3vc9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.mikesamuel:json-sanitizer

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
05.2021 02.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 2
  2. 2022: 1
  3. 2023: 0
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2020-13973 < 1.2.1 1.2.1
  2. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-23899 < 1.2.2 1.2.2
  3. Uncaught Exception leading to Denial of Service in json-sanitizer this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-23900 < 1.2.2 1.2.2

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