CVE-2024-47855

Summary

CVE-2024-47855 is a vulnerability affecting the util/JSONTokener.java component in JSON-lib versions prior to 3.1.0. This issue arises when the JSON parser encounters an unbalanced comment string. The parser fails to properly handle such cases, leading to improper parsing of the JSON data. An attacker could exploit this weakness by providing specially crafted JSON input to trigger the vulnerability and potentially execute arbitrary code or gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. Users are advised to upgrade to a patched version of JSON-lib to mitigate this risk.

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