CVE-2020-36518 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar

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CVE-2020-36518 - High Severity Vulnerability

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: /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

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-json-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar - :x: **jackson-databind-2.9.6.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 34ce0f6524391068ef5b880f65575eb3eb499124

Found in base branch: master

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

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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 (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.5.15

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