5.3

CVE-2024-47855: libjson-java

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AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47855DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47855SUSE-SU-2024:3543-1
Published 04-10-2024Last modified 07-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-47855 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in libjson-java. EPSS estimates a 17.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
17.57%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 1
RHSA-2025:2218RHSA-2025:2219RHSA-2025:2220RHSA-2025:2221RHSA-2025:2222RHSA-2025:2223

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

util/JSONTokener.java in JSON-lib before 3.1.0 mishandles an unbalanced comment string.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

17.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 17.57% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Opensuse2 products
  • json-lib&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.4-150200.3.7.1
  • json-lib&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 2.4-150200.3.7.1
Debian1 product
  • libjson-javaAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.1.0+dfsg-1
Net.sf.json-lib1 product
  • json-lib≤ 2.4
Org.kordamp.json1 product
  • json-lib-core< 3.1.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • libjson-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 6 products

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