Is JSON-PP safe to use?

JSON-PP has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.18). DepScope rates its health at 51/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of JSON-PP?

The latest version of JSON-PP is 4.18, released 2026-03-20.

Does JSON-PP have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of JSON-PP.

Is JSON-PP deprecated?

No, JSON-PP is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.18 (2026-03-20).

What are alternatives to JSON-PP?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for JSON-PP at this time.

What license does JSON-PP use?

JSON-PP is licensed under perl_5.

JSON-PP

cpanv4.18

JSON::XS compatible pure-Perl module.

License perl_51 versions1 maintainers3 deps

makamaka/JSON-PP

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (51/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (51/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

JSON-XS (adjacent_swap_or_double dist 2)

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

1

Primary author dominance

100%

GitHub stars

22

single active maintainer 3msingle author dominance

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

ExtUtils::MakeMaker Test::More Scalar::Util

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Last updated · 2026-03-20T08:18:52