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XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in Jackson Databind

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 18, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 15, 2024

Package

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

Affected versions

>= 2.7.0.0, <= 2.9.10.6
>= 2.10.0.0, <= 2.10.5.0
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.7.3

Patched versions

2.9.10.7
2.10.5.1
2.6.7.4

Description

A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind, where it did not have entity expansion secured properly. This flaw allows vulnerability to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data integrity.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 3, 2020
Reviewed Feb 18, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 18, 2021
Last updated Mar 15, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-25649

GHSA ID

GHSA-288c-cq4h-88gq

Source code

Credits

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