CVE-2017-15095 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-15095 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar

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

path: /root/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.8.1/jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind in versions before 2.8.10 and 2.9.1, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper. This issue extends the previous flaw CVE-2017-7525 by blacklisting more classes that could be used maliciously.

Publish Date: 2018-02-06

URL: CVE-2017-15095

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

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039769

Fix Resolution: The vendor issued a fix (2.8.11.1, 2.9.4).

The vendor advisories are available at:

FasterXML/jackson-databind#1680
FasterXML/jackson-databind#1723
FasterXML/jackson-databind#1737
FasterXML/jackson-databind#1855
FasterXML/jackson-databind#1899

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