jackson-databind vulnerable to deserialization flaw leading to unauthenticated remote code execution
jackson-databind in versions prior to 2.8.11 and 2.9.4 contain a deserialization flaw which allows an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper. This issue extends the previous flaw CVE-2017-7525, blacklisting additonal vulnerable classes.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.4, >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.7.3, >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.2 | 2.8.11, 2.9.4, 2.6.7.3, 2.7.9.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15095
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1680
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1737
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/a054585e2175ad0882f07bcafedecfac86230f1b
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/a3939d36edcc755c8af55bdc1969e0fa8438f9db
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/ddfddfba6414adbecaff99684ef66eebd3a92e92
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/e865a7a4464da63ded9f4b1a2328ad85c9ded78b
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/e8f043d1aac9b82eee907e0f0c3abbdea723a935
- https://github.com/tolbertam/jackson-databind/commit/80566a0f96b2003863f9d8f9ccc3b562001e147b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3189
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f095a791bda6c0595f691eddd0febb2d396987eec5cbd29120d8c629@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00037.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171214-0003
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200401000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103880
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201221192044/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039769
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4037
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3190
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0576
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0577
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1447
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1448
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1451
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-184, CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind- Disclosed
- 18.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h592-38cm-4ggp - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
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
- 86
- First → latest
- 10.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 24
- High 48
- Medium 14
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 4
- 2019: 19
- 2020: 23
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 17
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