diff --git a/pkg/services/oracle/filter_test.go b/pkg/services/oracle/filter_test.go
index 7a7de548c..134d94b6d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/oracle/filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/oracle/filter_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func TestFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"[]", "$.Name"},
 		{`["Acme Co"]`, "$.Manufacturers[0].Name"},
-		{`["Acme Co"]`, "$..Manufacturers[0].Name"},
 		{`[50]`, "$.Manufacturers[0].Products[0].Price"},
 		{`["Elbow Grease"]`, "$.Manufacturers[1].Products[0].Name"},
 		{`[{"Name":"Elbow Grease","Price":99.95}]`, "$.Manufacturers[1].Products[0]"},
diff --git a/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath.go b/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
index 7a1957f61..94887926e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
+++ b/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ type (
 
 	// pathParser combines JSONPath and a position to start parsing from.
 	pathParser struct {
-		s string
-		i int
+		s     string
+		i     int
+		depth int
 	}
 )
 
@@ -32,10 +33,15 @@ const (
 	pathNumber
 )
 
+const maxNestingDepth = 6
+
 // Get returns substructures of value selected by path.
 // The result is always non-nil unless path is invalid.
 func Get(path string, value interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool) {
-	p := pathParser{s: path}
+	p := pathParser{
+		depth: maxNestingDepth,
+		s:     path,
+	}
 
 	typ, _ := p.nextToken()
 	if typ != pathRoot {
@@ -177,6 +183,11 @@ func (p *pathParser) processDot(objs []interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool) {
 // descend descends 1 level down.
 // It flattens arrays and returns map values for maps.
 func (p *pathParser) descend(objs []interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool) {
+	if p.depth <= 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	p.depth--
+
 	var values []interface{}
 	for i := range objs {
 		switch obj := objs[i].(type) {
@@ -209,7 +220,7 @@ func (p *pathParser) descendRecursive(objs []interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool)
 	var values []interface{}
 
 	for len(objs) > 0 {
-		newObjs, _ := p.descendByIdent(objs, val)
+		newObjs, _ := p.descendByIdentAux(objs, false, val)
 		values = append(values, newObjs...)
 		objs, _ = p.descend(objs)
 	}
@@ -219,6 +230,17 @@ func (p *pathParser) descendRecursive(objs []interface{}) ([]interface{}, bool)
 
 // descendByIdent performs map's field access by name.
 func (p *pathParser) descendByIdent(objs []interface{}, names ...string) ([]interface{}, bool) {
+	return p.descendByIdentAux(objs, true, names...)
+}
+
+func (p *pathParser) descendByIdentAux(objs []interface{}, checkDepth bool, names ...string) ([]interface{}, bool) {
+	if checkDepth {
+		if p.depth <= 0 {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		p.depth--
+	}
+
 	var values []interface{}
 	for i := range objs {
 		obj, ok := objs[i].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -237,6 +259,11 @@ func (p *pathParser) descendByIdent(objs []interface{}, names ...string) ([]inte
 
 // descendByIndex performs array access by index.
 func (p *pathParser) descendByIndex(objs []interface{}, indices ...int) ([]interface{}, bool) {
+	if p.depth <= 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	p.depth--
+
 	var values []interface{}
 	for i := range objs {
 		obj, ok := objs[i].([]interface{})
@@ -382,6 +409,11 @@ func (p *pathParser) processSlice(objs []interface{}, start int) ([]interface{},
 
 // descendByRange is similar to descend but skips maps and returns sub-slices for arrays.
 func (p *pathParser) descendByRange(objs []interface{}, start, end int) ([]interface{}, bool) {
+	if p.depth <= 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	p.depth--
+
 	var values []interface{}
 	for i := range objs {
 		arr, ok := objs[i].([]interface{})
diff --git a/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index 94be5d4c0..c6cff988c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/oracle/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ func TestDescendByIdent(t *testing.T) {
 		{"$.*.name", `["small","big"]`},
 		{"$..store.name", `["big"]`},
 		{"$.store..name", `["big","ppp","sub1","sub2"]`},
-		{"$..sub[*].name", `["sub1","sub2"]`},
 		{"$..sub.name", `[]`},
 		{"$..sub..name", `["sub1","sub2"]`},
 	}
@@ -107,6 +106,28 @@ func TestDescendByIdent(t *testing.T) {
 			tc.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("big depth", func(t *testing.T) {
+		js := `{"a":{"b":{"c":{"d":{"e":{"f":{"g":1}}}}}}}`
+		t.Run("single field", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("max", func(t *testing.T) {
+				p := pathTestCase{"$.a.b.c.d.e.f", `[{"g":1}]`}
+				p.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
+			})
+
+			_, ok := unmarshalGet(t, js, "$.a.b.c.d.e.f.g")
+			require.False(t, ok)
+		})
+		t.Run("wildcard", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("max", func(t *testing.T) {
+				p := pathTestCase{"$.*.*.*.*.*.*", `[{"g":1}]`}
+				p.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
+			})
+
+			_, ok := unmarshalGet(t, js, "$.*.*.*.*.*.*.*")
+			require.False(t, ok)
+		})
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDescendByIndex(t *testing.T) {
@@ -131,6 +152,28 @@ func TestDescendByIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 
+	t.Run("big depth", func(t *testing.T) {
+		js := `[[[[[[[1]]]]]]]`
+		t.Run("single index", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("max", func(t *testing.T) {
+				p := pathTestCase{"$[0][0][0][0][0][0]", "[[1]]"}
+				p.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
+			})
+
+			_, ok := unmarshalGet(t, js, "$[0][0][0][0][0][0][0]")
+			require.False(t, ok)
+		})
+		t.Run("slice", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("max", func(t *testing.T) {
+				p := pathTestCase{"$[0:][0:][0:][0:][0:][0:]", "[[1]]"}
+				p.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
+			})
+
+			_, ok := unmarshalGet(t, js, "$[0:][0:][0:][0:][0:][0:][0:]")
+			require.False(t, ok)
+		})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("$[:][1], skip wrong types", func(t *testing.T) {
 		js := `[[1,2],{"1":"4"},[5,6]]`
 		p := pathTestCase{"$[:][1]", "[2,6]"}
@@ -227,4 +270,9 @@ func TestCSharpCompat(t *testing.T) {
 			tc.testUnmarshalGet(t, js)
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("bad cases", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, ok := unmarshalGet(t, js, `$..book[*].author"`)
+		require.False(t, ok)
+	})
 }