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FasterXML jackson-databind allows unauthenticated remote code execution

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 15, 2024

Package

maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.5
>= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.11.0
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.3
< 2.6.7.5

Patched versions

2.9.5
2.8.11.1
2.7.9.3
2.6.7.5

Description

FasterXML jackson-databind before before 2.6.7.5, 2.7.x before 2.7.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.11.1, and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 deserialization flaw. This is exploitable by sending maliciously crafted JSON input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper, bypassing a blacklist that is ineffective if the c3p0 libraries are available in the classpath.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 26, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Mar 15, 2024

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(96th percentile)

Weaknesses

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses. Learn more on MITRE.

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2018-7489

GHSA ID

GHSA-cggj-fvv3-cqwv

Source code

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