CVE-2018-19362 (Critical) detected in jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar

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CVE-2018-19362 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.8.1/jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ jackson-databind-2.8.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 75659f691fb82d67ecd666ba6076394defeb92d0

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.8 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to block the jboss-common-core class from polymorphic deserialization.

Publish Date: 2019-01-02

URL: CVE-2018-19362

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19362

Release Date: 2019-01-02

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.8.11.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 1.5.18.RELEASE

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