CVE-2020-36518 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar

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CVE-2020-36518 - 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-server/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: - jjwt-0.9.1.jar (Root Library) - :x: **jackson-databind-2.12.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

jackson-databind before 2.13.0 allows a Java StackOverflow exception and denial of service via a large depth of nested objects. Mend Note: After conducting further research, Mend 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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2022-03-11

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.12.6.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt): 0.12.0

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