CVE-2021-46877 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar

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CVE-2021-46877 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar

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

Library home page: http://fasterxml.com/

Path to dependency file: /webgoat-lessons/jwt/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.12.4/jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.12.4/jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.12.4/jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.12.4/jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - challenge-8.2.3-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library) - jjwt-0.9.1.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c4196e8da2299c385e53198c98fccad8aa5ceee8

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

jackson-databind 2.10.x through 2.12.x before 2.12.6 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (2 GB transient heap usage per read) in uncommon situations involving JsonNode JDK serialization.

Publish Date: 2023-03-18

URL: CVE-2021-46877

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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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46877

Release Date: 2023-03-18

Fix Resolution: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.6,2.13.1

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