CVE-2022-45685 — jettison
HIGHCVE-2022-45685 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in org.codehaus.jettison:jettison. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.codehaus.jettison:jettison — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jettison Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-45685.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.codehaus.jettison:jettisonReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A stack overflow in Jettison before v1.5.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted JSON data.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.codehaus.jettison:jettison | all versions | 1.5.2org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.5.2 |
Affected Products
debian linuxdebianjettisonjettison_projectResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.codehaus.jettison:jettison, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.codehaus.jettison:jettison to 1.5.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-45685 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat has determined the impact of this flaw to be Moderate. A successful attack using this flaw would require the processing of untrusted, unsanitized, or unrestricted user inputs, which runs counter to established Red Hat security practices.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 3.20.6 for Spring Boot | jettison | RHSA-2024:3708 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-45685 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.