Serialization Vulnerability in FasterXML's Jackson Databind Product
CVE-2020-36183

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Fasterxml

Status
Jackson-databind
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 January 2021

What is CVE-2020-36183?

The jackson-databind library from FasterXML prior to version 2.9.10.8 is vulnerable to issues arising from interactions between serialization gadgets and data typing. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code through crafted input. The vulnerability is specifically related to the JNDIConnectionPool class from org.docx4j.org.apache.xalan.lib.sql, highlighting security concerns when handling serialized data.

References

https://cowtowncoder.medium.com/on-jackson-cves-dont-pani...
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/3003
x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg0...
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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