CVE-2020-36518 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar

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CVE-2020-36518 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /pository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/pository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/pository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/pository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta/target/lib/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.13.2/jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jackson-databind-2.13.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 67e3a3fad68a2903d2c3911cb6144409801a4894

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

jackson-databind before 2.13.0 allows a Java StackOverflow exception and denial of service via a large depth of nested objects.
WhiteSource Note: After conducting further research, WhiteSource has determined that all versions of com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind up to version 2.13.2 are vulnerable to CVE-2020-36518.

Publish Date: 2022-03-11

URL: CVE-2020-36518

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

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