Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in jackson-databind - CVE-2019-14379
Published: August 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19933
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14379
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FasterXML
Affected software:
jackson-databind
jackson-databind
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "SubTypeValidator.java" file mishandles default typing when Ehcache is used. A remote attacker can send a request that submits malicious input to the targeted system and execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14379
Install updates from vendor's website.