CVE-2018-14718 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.4.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-14718 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.9.4.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: /rxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.9.4/jackson-databind-2.9.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jackson-databind-2.9.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a0028c5cb64062650f7c73dc13cd92022e8a1fac

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.

Publish Date: 2019-01-02

URL: CVE-2018-14718

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14718

Release Date: 2019-01-02

Fix Resolution: 2.9.7

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.