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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2022-24913 json

Java Merge-sort Insecure Temporary File vulnerability

published 2023-01-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qxxc-7mq4-mf79 , EUVD-2023-0537

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Versions of the package com.fasterxml.util:java-merge-sort before 1.1.0 are vulnerable to Insecure Temporary File in the StdTempFileProvider() function in StdTempFileProvider.java, which uses the permissive File.createTempFile() function, exposing temporary file contents.

Patch / fix

  • maven com.fasterxml.util:java-merge-sort 1.1.0
  • n/a com.fasterxml.util:java-merge-sort 1.1.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
19 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven com.fasterxml.util:java-merge-sort
<1.1.0
1.1.0

Affected products

  • n/a com.fasterxml.util:java-merge-sort

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-377 DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File
  • CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

Sources

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