{"id":"CVE-2018-14720","title":"FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.","summary":"FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-502","CWE-611"],"vendor":"fasterxml","product":"jackson-databind","affected":["jackson-databind >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.7.2","jackson-databind >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.5","jackson-databind >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.3","jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7","jackson-databind = 2.7.0","jackson-databind = 2.8.0","jackson-databind = 2.9.0","debian_linux = 8.0","debian_linux = 9.0","banking_platform = 2.5.0","banking_platform = 2.6.0","banking_platform = 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Overview\n\nFasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `jackson-databind >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.7.2`\n- `jackson-databind >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.5`\n- `jackson-databind >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.3`\n- `jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7`\n- `jackson-databind = 2.7.0`\n- `jackson-databind = 2.8.0`\n- `jackson-databind = 2.9.0`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n- `banking_platform = 2.5.0`\n- `banking_platform = 2.6.0`\n- `banking_platform = 2.6.1`\n- `banking_platform = 2.6.2`\n- `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 7.5`\n- `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0`\n- `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.2`\n- `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.3`\n- `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.3.1`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.2`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.3`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.4`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.5`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.6`\n- `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.7`\n- `jdeveloper = 12.1.3.0.0`\n- `jdeveloper = 12.2.1.3.0`\n- `primavera_unifier >= 17.1, <= 17.12`\n- `primavera_unifier = 16.1`\n- `primavera_unifier = 16.2`\n- `primavera_unifier = 18.8`\n- `retail_merchandising_system = 15.0`\n- `retail_merchandising_system = 16.0`\n- `webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.3.0`\n- `jboss_enterprise_application_platform = 7.2.0`\n- `openshift_container_platform = 3.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `jackson-databind 2.9.7`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":1.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}