High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-23900

Description

OWASP json-sanitizer before 1.2.2 can output invalid JSON or throw an undeclared exception for crafted input. This may lead to denial of service if the application is not prepared to handle these situations.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.mikesamuel:json-sanitizerMaven	< 1.2.2	1.2.2

Affected products

Trustwave/json-sanitizer
cpe:2.3:a:owasp:json-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <1.2.2
OWASP/json-sanitizerdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/com.mikesamuel/json-sanitizer
Range: < 1.2.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/commit/a37f594f7378a1c76b3283e0dab9e1ab1dc0247envdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/compare/v1.2.1...v1.2.2nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rf5-92jh-3vc9ghsaADVISORY
groups.google.com/g/json-sanitizer-support/c/dAW1AeNMoA0nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23900ghsaADVISORY

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