CVE-2024-22949

Name: CVE-2024-22949
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-04-08T23:15:07.647+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 0.77%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-22949 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. JFreeChart v1.5.4 was discovered to contain a NullPointerException via the component /chart/annotations/CategoryLineAnnotation. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple third parties who believe there was not reasonable evidence to determine the existence of a vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

JFreeChart v1.5.4 was discovered to contain a NullPointerException via the component /chart/annotations/CategoryLineAnnotation. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple third parties who believe there was not reasonable evidence to determine the existence of a vulnerability. The submission may have been based on a tool that is not sufficiently robust for vulnerability identification.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.77%

50.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jfree	Jfreechart	1.5.4

References

http://jfreechart.comBroken Link
https://gist.github.com/LLM4IG/35c46e009b205ef6acd0e290e80fb876Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jfree/jfreechartProduct
http://jfreechart.comBroken Link
https://gist.github.com/LLM4IG/35c46e009b205ef6acd0e290e80fb876Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jfree/jfreechartProduct

Timeline

Published: Apr 8, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-22949?

How severe is CVE-2024-22949?

CVE-2024-22949 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22949?

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Source: NVD / NIST