CVE-2021-27568
Apache Netplex JSON-Smart Uncaught Exception Denial of Service and Information Disclosure
Description
An issue was discovered in netplex json-smart-v1 through 2015-10-23 and json-smart-v2 through 2.4. An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught, as demonstrated by NumberFormatException. When it is not caught, it may cause programs using the library to crash or expose sensitive information.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 23, 2021, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:58 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-27568
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Apply the appropriate patch.
- Consult vendor advisories for specific patching instructions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-27568 has a 9 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-27568.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-27568 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-27568
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Submit to AAAI related data and code
Demo of CVE-2021-27568: Insecure randomness in token generation
Java Shell
This is a repository for IJCAI 2025
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Starlark Java Kotlin C++ Shell Dockerfile C
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Java
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Starlark Kotlin Java Shell C++ Dockerfile
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Java
Contains Dockerfile for jMeter
Dockerfile
None
Java Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-27568 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-27568 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v1/issues/7 Added Reference https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v2/issues/60 Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oss_support_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.42 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re237267da268c690df5e1c6ea6a38a7fc11617725e8049490f58a6fa@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6287f5aa628c8d9af52b5401ec6cc51b6fc28ab20d318943453e396@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70210b4d63191c0bfb2a0d5745e104484e71703bf5ad9cb01c980c6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.2 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.2 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4 up to (excluding) 2.4.1 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015-10-23 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.2 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v1/issues/7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v1/issues/7 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v2/issues/60 No Types Assigned https://github.com/netplex/json-smart-v2/issues/60 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-754 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015-10-23 *cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.53 }} -0.00%
score
0.66377
percentile