#VU11268 Deserialization of untrusted data in jackson-databind - CVE-2018-7489

 

#VU11268 Deserialization of untrusted data in jackson-databind - CVE-2018-7489

Published: March 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11268
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7489
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
jackson-databind
Software vendor:
FasterXML

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the readValue method due to improper validation of user-input. A remote attacker can send malicious JSON input, bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Update to version 2.8.11.1.

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