High

jackson-dataformat-xml vulnerable to server side request forgery (SSRF)

Disclosed: 18.10.2018
Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

Versions of jackson-dataformat-xml) prior to 2.7.8 and prior to 2.8.4 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via vectors related to a DTD.

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Platform	Package	Vulnerable versions	Fixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven)	com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml	< 2.7.8, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.4	2.7.8, 2.8.4

References

CVSS score 8.6/10

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-611, CWE-918
Platform: Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package: com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml
Disclosed: 18.10.2018
Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7c2r-3jqf-c9rw - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries: 2
First → latest: 10.2018 10.2018
Without a fix: 0
Exploited in attacks: 0

Severity breakdown

Critical 1
High 1

Disclosures per year

2018: 2
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
2025: 0
2026: 0

18.10.2018

jackson-dataformat-xml vulnerable to server side request forgery (SSRF) this entry

High · 8.6 CVE-2016-7051 < 2.7.8, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.4 2.7.8, 2.8.4
18.10.2018

jackson-dataformat-xml vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE)

Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-3720 < 2.7.4 2.7.4

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