Vulnerability identifier: #VU47105

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24750

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

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

Vendor: FasterXML

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.6 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.pastdev.httpcomponents.configuration.JndiConfiguration. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jackson-databind: 2.0.0 - 2.0.6, 2.1.0 - 2.1.5, 2.2.0 - 2.2.4, 2.3.0 - 2.3.5, 2.4.0 - 2.4.6.1, 2.5.0 - 2.5.5, 2.6.0 - 2.6.8, 2.7.0 - 2.7.9.7, 2.8.0 - 2.8.11.6, 2.9.0 - 2.9.10.5

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/ad5a630174f08d279504bc51ebba8772fd71b86b
http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2798

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?