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CVE-2018-14720 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar, jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar
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Description
CVE-2018-14720 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar, jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar
jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar
General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API
Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
Path to dependency file: /samples/client/petstore/scala/build.gradle
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.4.5/c69c0cb613128c69d84a6a0304ddb9fce82e8242/jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.4.5/c69c0cb613128c69d84a6a0304ddb9fce82e8242/jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
- swagger-core-1.5.8.jar (Root Library)
- ❌ jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)
jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar
General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API
Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
Path to dependency file: /samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/build.gradle
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.6.4/f2abadd10891512268b16a1a1a6f81890f3e2976/jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar,/aches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.6.4/f2abadd10891512268b16a1a1a6f81890f3e2976/jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
- ❌ jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 4b7a8d7d7384aa6a27d6309c35ade0916edae7ed
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
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.
Publish Date: 2019-01-02
URL: CVE-2018-14720
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
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14720
Release Date: 2019-01-02
Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.6.7.3
Direct dependency fix Resolution (io.swagger:swagger-core): 1.5.11
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with samples/client/petstore/scala/build.gradle and samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/build.gradle, then inspect their Jackson and Swagger dependency entries against the reported dependency hierarchy. Update the vulnerable dependency using the stated fix resolution and verify that neither build retains the affected Jackson versions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, scala
- Domain
- build-system, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100