CVE-2018-11307 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.3.jar

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CVE-2018-11307 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.9.3.jar

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

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

Path to dependency file: /Mail-Parser/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.9.3/jackson-databind-2.9.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ jackson-databind-2.9.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.0.0 through 2.9.5. Use of Jackson default typing along with a gadget class from iBatis allows exfiltration of content. Fixed in 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, and 2.9.6.

Publish Date: 2019-07-09

URL: CVE-2018-11307

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: FasterXML/jackson-databind#2032

Release Date: 2019-03-17

Fix Resolution: jackson-databind-2.9.6

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