Jettison vulnerable to infinite recursion
An infinite recursion is triggered in Jettison when constructing a JSONArray from a Collection that contains a self-reference in one of its elements. This leads to a StackOverflowError exception being thrown.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.codehaus.jettison:jettison | < 1.5.4 | 1.5.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1436
- https://github.com/jettison-json/jettison/issues/60
- https://github.com/jettison-json/jettison/pull/62
- https://github.com/jettison-json/jettison
- https://github.com/jettison-json/jettison/releases/tag/jettison-1.5.4
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/jettison-json-array-dos-xray-427911
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-674- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.codehaus.jettison:jettison- Disclosed
- 22.03.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q6g2-g7f3-rr83 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.codehaus.jettison:jettison
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
- 5
- First → latest
- 09.2022 03.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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