CVE-2023-46131 json
Grails® data binding causes JVM crash and/or DoS
published 2023-12-20 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-3pjv-r7w4-2cf5 , EUVD-2023-3085
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Grails is a framework used to build web applications with the Groovy programming language. A specially crafted web request can lead to a JVM crash or denial of service. Any Grails framework application using Grails data binding is vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.17, 4.1.3, 5.3.4, 6.1.0.
Patch / fix
- maven org.grails:grails-databinding 3.3.17, 4.1.3, 5.3.4, 6.1.0
- grails grails 3.3.17, 4.1.3, 5.3.4, 6.1.0
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.grails:grails-databinding | >=6.0.0, <6.1.0 >=5.0.0, <5.3.4 >=4.0.0, <4.1.3 >=2.0.0, <3.3.17 |
6.1.0 5.3.4 4.1.3 3.3.17 |
Affected products
- grails grails-core
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core/commit/74326bdd2cf7dcb594092165e9464520f8366c60
web, patch
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core/commit/c401faaa6c24c021c758b95f72304a0e855a8db3
web, patch
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core/security/advisories/GHSA-3pjv-r7w4-2cf5
web, vendor-advisory
-
grails.org
/blog/2023-12-20-cve-data-binding-dos.html
web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core/issues/13302
web, issue-tracking
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46131
advisory
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-46131
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3pjv-r7w4-2cf5
- NVD CVE-2023-46131
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