VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-30468

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability7.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

Weakness classification

  • security@apache.org: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-835

Primary references