CVE-2018-14720 (Critical) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2018-14720 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jackson-databind-2.6.7.2.jar, jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar, jackson-databind-2.9.4.jar, jackson-databind-2.8.7.jar

jackson-databind-2.6.7.2.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /commons/pac-batch-commons/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.6.7.2/jackson-databind-2.6.7.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - azure-1.22.0.jar (Root Library) - azure-client-runtime-1.6.4.jar - client-runtime-1.6.4.jar - converter-jackson-2.4.0.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.6.7.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /commons/pac-api-commons/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.9.6/jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.9.6/jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - api-commons-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library) - spring-cloud-starter-config-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar - spring-cloud-config-client-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar** (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: /jobs/azure-discovery/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /jobs/azure-discovery/pom.xml

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

jackson-databind-2.8.7.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /jobs/pacman-cloud-notifications/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /jobs/pacman-cloud-notifications/pom.xml,/jobs/recommendation-enricher/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jackson-databind-2.8.7.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: acf9a0620c1a37cee4f2896d71e1c3731c5c7b06

Found in base branch: master

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://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x2w5-5m2g-7h5m

Release Date: 2019-01-02

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.6.7.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.microsoft.azure:azure): 1.23.0

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