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CVE-2019-14540 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar, jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar

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Description

CVE-2019-14540 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jackson-databind-2.6.4.jar, jackson-databind-2.4.5.jar

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)
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)

Found in HEAD commit: 4b7a8d7d7384aa6a27d6309c35ade0916edae7ed

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.10. It is related to com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig.

Publish Date: 2019-09-15

URL: CVE-2019-14540

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14540

Release Date: 2019-09-15

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.6.7.4

Direct dependency fix Resolution (io.swagger:swagger-core): 1.5.11


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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Inspect samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/build.gradle and samples/client/petstore/scala/build.gradle, where the vulnerable jackson-databind versions are reported. Update the dependency versions using the suggested jackson-databind or swagger-core resolutions, then verify that versions 2.6.4 and 2.4.5 are no longer present.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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