CVE-2018-12022 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.7.1.jar

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CVE-2018-12022 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.7.1.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.ivy2/cache/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/bundles/jackson-databind-2.7.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• play-logback_2.11-2.5.4.jar (Root Library)
  • play_2.11-2.5.4.jar
    • jackson-datatype-jdk8-2.7.1.jar
      • ❌ jackson-databind-2.7.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind prior to 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, and 2.9.6. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property), the service has the Jodd-db jar (for database access for the Jodd framework) in the classpath, and an attacker can provide an LDAP service to access, it is possible to make the service execute a malicious payload.

Publish Date: 2019-03-21

URL: CVE-2018-12022

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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-2018-12022

Release Date: 2019-03-21

Fix Resolution: 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, 2.9.6

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