Deserialization in Fasterxml Jackson-databind

CVE-2018-14718

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.127 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14718?
CVE-2018-14718 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fasterxml Jackson-databind, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-14718?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14718 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.