CVE-2018-5968
What it is
FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 7.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 7.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 7.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-184
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Fasterxml jackson-databind < 2.6.7.3
- Fasterxml jackson-databind < 2.7.9.2
- Fasterxml jackson-databind < 2.8.11.1
- Fasterxml jackson-databind < 2.9.4
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.1
- Redhat Virtualization 4.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- 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-2018:1525
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1899
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- 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-2018:1525
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1899
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html