Deserialization in Fasterxml Jackson-Databind
CVE-2018-5968
FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.070 (93.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Fasterxml Jackson-Databind
- NetApp E-Series Santricity OS Controller
- NetApp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy
- NetApp Oncommand Shift
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.1
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 4.1, 3.11
- Red Hat Virtualization — versions 4.0
- Red Hat Virtualization Host — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (Third Party Advisory)
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5968?
- CVE-2018-5968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fasterxml Jackson-Databind, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5968?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5968 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.