Advisory record · GHSA-pfh2-hfmq-phg5

json-path Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.0068 · 52nd percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 27 Dec 2023, 21:31 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
com.jayway.jsonpath:json-pathMaven>=2.2.0, <2.9.02.9.0
Identifiers
GHSA-pfh2-hfmq-phg5 · CVE-2023-51074
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-787
Published
27 Dec 2023
Updated
10 Sept 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

The json-path package, versions 2.2.0 up to but not including 2.9.0, is affected. The source describes a stack overflow via the Criteria.parse() method, but gives few details on how an attacker would trigger it or what the impact is. Upgrade json-path to version 2.9.0 or later.

Written 2 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
5.3 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0068, the 52nd percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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