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Boris Capitanu updated CXF-7287:
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    Description: 
*Background*:
Discovered when using JWT tokens. In 
org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jws.JwsJwtCompactConsumer there is a line of 
code that reads:
{code}
JwtClaims theClaims = new 
JwtClaims(getReader().fromJson(getDecodedJwsPayload()));
{code}

If the method "getDecodedJwsPayload()" returns a JSON string like:
{noformat}
"\"sub\":\"admin\",\"roles\":\"admin,user\",\"iss\":\"auth0\""
{noformat}

then the "fromJson" method returns an incorrect Map.

*The Bug*
The problem occurs in org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.json.basic.JsonMapObjectReaderWriter 
(defined in cxf-rt-rs-json-basic-3.1.10.jar) in the _readJsonObjectAsSettable_ 
method. Specifically, line 188 reads:
{code}
int commaIndex = getCommaIndex(json, sepIndex + j);
{code}
which will cause the wrong comma index to be found for the JSON key "roles" in 
my example above (apparently commaIndex is used to find the "next json key" 
position in the json string).  

I'm also thinking that it's possible that line 166 could be a problem as well, 
if a JSON value would ever contain an (escaped) quote character.

This JSON parsing seems fragile... I wonder why a "standard" JSON library 
wasn't used (perhaps just to not add an additional dependency?)

Proper parsing of commas in JSON values is important for JWT purposes as the 
constructor of _org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jaxrs.JwtTokenSecurityContext_ 
expects role claims to be comma-separated.

  was:
*Background*:
Discovered when using JWT tokens. In 
org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jws.JwsJwtCompactConsumer there is a line of 
code that reads:
{code}
JwtClaims theClaims = new 
JwtClaims(getReader().fromJson(getDecodedJwsPayload()));
{code}

If the method "getDecodedJwsPayload()" returns a JSON string like:
{noformat}
"\"sub\":\"admin\",\"roles\":\"admin,user\",\"iss\":\"auth0\""
{noformat}

then the "fromJson" method returns an incorrect Map.

*The Bug*
The problem occurs in org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.json.basic.JsonMapObjectReaderWriter 
(defined in cxf-rt-rs-json-basic-3.1.7.jar) in the _readJsonObjectAsSettable_ 
method. Specifically, line 188 reads:
{code}
int commaIndex = getCommaIndex(json, sepIndex + j);
{code}
which will cause the wrong comma index to be found for the JSON key "roles" in 
my example above (apparently commaIndex is used to find the "next json key" 
position in the json string).  

I'm also thinking that it's possible that line 166 could be a problem as well, 
if a JSON value would ever contain an (escaped) quote character.

This JSON parsing seems fragile... I wonder why a "standard" JSON library 
wasn't used (perhaps just to not add an additional dependency?)

Proper parsing of commas in JSON values is important for JWT purposes as the 
constructor of _org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jaxrs.JwtTokenSecurityContext_ 
expects role claims to be comma-separated.


> Incorrect JSON decoding in JsonMapObjectReaderWriter when commas are used in 
> value
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CXF-7287
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-7287
>             Project: CXF
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 3.1.10
>         Environment: OSX, Tomcat8, Java8
>            Reporter: Boris Capitanu
>
> *Background*:
> Discovered when using JWT tokens. In 
> org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jws.JwsJwtCompactConsumer there is a line of 
> code that reads:
> {code}
> JwtClaims theClaims = new 
> JwtClaims(getReader().fromJson(getDecodedJwsPayload()));
> {code}
> If the method "getDecodedJwsPayload()" returns a JSON string like:
> {noformat}
> "\"sub\":\"admin\",\"roles\":\"admin,user\",\"iss\":\"auth0\""
> {noformat}
> then the "fromJson" method returns an incorrect Map.
> *The Bug*
> The problem occurs in 
> org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.json.basic.JsonMapObjectReaderWriter (defined in 
> cxf-rt-rs-json-basic-3.1.10.jar) in the _readJsonObjectAsSettable_ method. 
> Specifically, line 188 reads:
> {code}
> int commaIndex = getCommaIndex(json, sepIndex + j);
> {code}
> which will cause the wrong comma index to be found for the JSON key "roles" 
> in my example above (apparently commaIndex is used to find the "next json 
> key" position in the json string).  
> I'm also thinking that it's possible that line 166 could be a problem as 
> well, if a JSON value would ever contain an (escaped) quote character.
> This JSON parsing seems fragile... I wonder why a "standard" JSON library 
> wasn't used (perhaps just to not add an additional dependency?)
> Proper parsing of commas in JSON values is important for JWT purposes as the 
> constructor of 
> _org.apache.cxf.rs.security.jose.jaxrs.JwtTokenSecurityContext_ expects role 
> claims to be comma-separated.



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