Vulnerability identifier: #VU19943

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12023

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jackson-databind
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: FasterXML

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists when Default Typing is enabled and the service has the Oracle JDBC jar in the classpath. A remote attacker can provide an LDAP service to access and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jackson-databind: 2.9.0 - 2.9.5, 2.8.0 - 2.8.11.4, 2.7.0 - 2.7.9.6, 2.6.0 - 2.6.8, 2.5.0 - 2.5.5, 2.4.0 - 2.4.6.1, 2.3.0 - 2.3.5, 2.1.0 - 2.1.4, 2.0.0 - 2.0.4

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External links
http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/28badf7ef60ac3e7ef151cd8e8ec010b8479226a
http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2058

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.