CVE-2020-10969 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar

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CVE-2020-10969 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.9.9.3/68ddd453458765757fd3ffca9437f9a42d91003e/jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar,/root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.9.9.3/68ddd453458765757fd3ffca9437f9a42d91003e/jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.1.9.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.1.9.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.4 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to javax.swing.JEditorPane.

Publish Date: 2020-03-26

URL: CVE-2020-10969

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10969

Release Date: 2020-03-26

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.9.10.4

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.2.0.RELEASE

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