Vulnerability identifier: #VU21594

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17267

CWE-ID: CWE-20

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 compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to a Polymorphic Typing issue within the net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.EhcacheJtaTransactionManagerLookup component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on he system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jackson-databind: 2.9.0 - 2.9.9.2, 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/compare/jackson-databind-2.9.9.3...jackson-databind-2.9.10
http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2460

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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.