XXE in Fasterxml Jackson-databind
CVE-2018-14720
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.075 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fasterxml Jackson-databind — versions 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.9.0
- Oracle Banking_platform — versions 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.6.1
- Oracle Communications_billing_and_revenue_management — versions 7.5, 12.0
- Oracle Enterprise_manager_for_virtualization — versions 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.3.1
- Oracle Financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure — versions 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4
- Oracle Jdeveloper — versions 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0
- Oracle Primavera_unifier — versions 16.1, 16.2, 18.8
- Oracle Retail_merchandising_system — versions 15.0, 16.0
- Oracle Webcenter_portal — versions 12.2.1.3.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14720?
- CVE-2018-14720 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-2018-14720?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-14720 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.