CVE-2022-40159 Stack Overflow in JXPath

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

The reported stack overflow vulnerability in JXPath was disputed and deemed invalid by maintainers, requiring no action.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-40159?

CVE-2022-40159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in jxpath, published on 6 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

** DISPUTED ** This record was originally reported by the oss-fuzz project who failed to consider the security context in which JXPath is intended to be used and failed to contact the JXPath maintainers prior to requesting the CVE allocation. The CVE was then allocated by Google in breach of the CNA rules. After review by the JXPath maintainers, the original report was found to be invalid.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Commons Jxpath.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-40159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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