PocketMine-MP before 4.7.2 fails to properly handle exceptions from the adhocore/json-comment library when parsing skin geometry data. Attackers can send login or skin packets with invalid geometry JSON to trigger an unhandled RuntimeException, causing server crash.
CVE-2022-51009
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 38(Track)EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 27%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 6, 2026
Last Modified
September 6, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Sep 6, 2026PocketMine-MP before 4.7.2 Denial of Service via Skin Geometry | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.7.2-denial-of-service-via-skin-geometrycommit c9626c610b8f (pmmp/PocketMine-MP)
Fix landed in pmmp/PocketMine-MP commit c9626c610b8f — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/c9626c610b8f6810c8c987559c9197b2a291f0bbInvalid skin geometry JSON data leading to server crash · Advisory · pmmp/PocketMine-MP · GitHub
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-8cwq-4cmf-px73Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-51009(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pocketmine/pocketmine-mp | 3.0.0 ... 4.7.1 (209 versions) | 4.7.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-08 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-07 22:08 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-07 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-07 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-07 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-07 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-06 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-06 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-06 12:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-06 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-06 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-06 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-06 12:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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