CVE-2019-14892 (Critical) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.1.jar

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CVE-2019-14892 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.9.1.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.9.1/jackson-databind-2.9.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.0.M5.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.0.0.M5.jar
    • ❌ jackson-databind-2.9.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 114129997377d74f7d2e23d0b08a22dbcffacec8

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A flaw was discovered in jackson-databind in versions before 2.9.10, 2.8.11.5 and 2.6.7.3, where it would permit polymorphic deserialization of a malicious object using commons-configuration 1 and 2 JNDI classes. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code.

Publish Date: 2020-03-02

URL: CVE-2019-14892

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-03-02

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.9.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.1.10.RELEASE

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