CVE-2022-45688

Exp

A stack overflow in the XML.toJSONObject component of hutool-json v5.8.10 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted JSON or XML data.

Published: 2022-12-13 Last update: 2025-09-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-45688 is rated High Exploit Risk (73/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-45688

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-45688

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-03 0.91% 1.22% +0.31%
2 2026-04-26 1.15% 0.91% -0.23%
3 2026-04-24 — 1.15% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-45688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-45688

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-45688

GHSA-3vqj-43w4-2q58 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — json stack overflow vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-45688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hutool hutool 5.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:hutool:hutool:5.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stleary json-java < 20230227 cpe:2.3:a:stleary:json-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-45688

URL Tags
https://github.com/dromara/hutool/issues/2748 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/708 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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