CVE-2018-14720 (High, reachable) detected in jackson-databind-2.8.4.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-14720 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.8.4.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: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.8.4/jackson-databind-2.8.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-rabbit-1.7.1.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - http-client-1.1.1.RELEASE.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.8.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9c6901108cf0138889fa46846fabfcb78828d070

Found in base branch: vp-rem

Reachability Analysis(Reachable)

This vulnerability is potentially used ``` com.visualpathit.account.validator.UserValidator (Application) -> org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration$1 (Extension) -> org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration (Extension) -> org.springframework.messaging.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter (Extension) -> com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper (Extension) -> ❌ com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializerFactory (Vulnerable Component) ```

Vulnerability Details

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.

Publish Date: 2019-01-02

URL: CVE-2018-14720

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-2018-14720

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.