JMeter 5.5: JSON Assertion fails when string is an Integer

### Expected behavior

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74536638/jmeter-5-5-error-with-assertion-value-type-string-not-equal-to-int

### Actual behavior

JMeter fails the JSON Assertion

### Steps to reproduce the problem

Add a JSON Assertion on a field that is an integer i.e.
{
"person": {
"age": "8"
}
}

### JMeter Version

5.5

### Java Version

19

### OS Version

Windows 10