CVE-2023-33546
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs
Summary
Janino 3.1.9 and earlier are subject to denial of service (DOS) attacks when using the expression evaluator.guess parameter name method. If the parser runs on user-supplied input, an attacker could supply content that causes the parser to crash due to a stack overflow.
Risk Assessment
The organization may experience downtime in application functionality, leading to loss of service availability. Potential exploitation of this vulnerability could impact the reputation and trust in the organization's systems.
Recommendation
It is recommended to avoid using Janino with untrusted input and to implement validation and sanitization mechanisms for data before processing.
Original NVD description (English source)
Janino 3.1.9 and earlier are subject to denial of service (DOS) attacks when using the expression evaluator.guess parameter name method. If the parser runs on user-supplied input, an attacker could supply content that causes the parser to crash due to a stack overflow. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because Janino is not intended for use with untrusted input.