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CVE-2021-30468

Apache CXF Denial of service vulnerability in parsing JSON via JsonMapObjectReaderWriter

Published: Jun 16, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-400
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 6.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-835

Affected Products

Apache CXFApache Software Foundation
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
cxfapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
tomeeapache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
business intelligenceoracle
On-premWeb App
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
communications element manageroracle
On-prem
Communications
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc
cxf.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a4b6bc0520b69c18d2a59daa6af84ae49f0c22164dccb8538794459%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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