CVE-2022-32511 JMESPath for Ruby uses unsafe JSON.load when safe JSON.parse is preferable

What is CVE-2022-32511?

CVE-2022-32511 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 6 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

jmespath.rb (aka JMESPath for Ruby) before 1.6.1 uses JSON.load in a situation where JSON.parse is preferable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32511?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including jmespath. It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Jmespath Jmespath.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32511?

Upgrade jmespath to 1.6.1 or later.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2022-32511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32511, GHSA-5c5f-7vfq-3732, MINI-x9qh-fv6h-pj45, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-32511.