--- 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 = 2.6.1 - banking_platform = 2.6.2 - communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 7.5 - communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0 - enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.2 - enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.3 - enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.3.1 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.2 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.3 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.4 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.5 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.6 - financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.7 - jdeveloper = 12.1.3.0.0 - jdeveloper = 12.2.1.3.0 - 'primavera_unifier >= 17.1, <= 17.12' - primavera_unifier = 16.1 - primavera_unifier = 16.2 - primavera_unifier = 18.8 - retail_merchandising_system = 15.0 - retail_merchandising_system = 16.0 - webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.3.0 - jboss_enterprise_application_platform = 7.2.0 - openshift_container_platform = 3.11 patched: - jackson-databind 2.9.7 published: '2019-01-02' updated: '2026-10-15' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T18:17:13.707' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14720' references: - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037' label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf64091db44 label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7' label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a78f88716c3c57aa74ec05764a37ab3874769a347805903b393b286%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/82b01bfb6787097427ce97cec6a7127e93718bc05d1efd5eaffc228f%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba973114605d936be276ee6ce09dfbdbf78aa56f6cdc6e79bfa7b8df%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.html' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html label: cve@mitre.org - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf64091db44 label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a78f88716c3c57aa74ec05764a37ab3874769a347805903b393b286%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/82b01bfb6787097427ce97cec6a7127e93718bc05d1efd5eaffc228f%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba973114605d936be276ee6ce09dfbdbf78aa56f6cdc6e79bfa7b8df%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tags: - nvd - cve.org ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'no' technicalImpact: partial timestamp: '2026-10-15T17:32:39.823556Z' epss: 0.07524 epssPercentile: 0.94447 ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T18:23:58.400Z' --- ## Overview 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. ## 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 = 2.6.1` - `banking_platform = 2.6.2` - `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 7.5` - `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0` - `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.2` - `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.2.3` - `enterprise_manager_for_virtualization = 13.3.1` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.2` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.3` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.4` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.5` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.6` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure = 8.0.7` - `jdeveloper = 12.1.3.0.0` - `jdeveloper = 12.2.1.3.0` - `primavera_unifier >= 17.1, <= 17.12` - `primavera_unifier = 16.1` - `primavera_unifier = 16.2` - `primavera_unifier = 18.8` - `retail_merchandising_system = 15.0` - `retail_merchandising_system = 16.0` - `webcenter_portal = 12.2.1.3.0` - `jboss_enterprise_application_platform = 7.2.0` - `openshift_container_platform = 3.11` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `jackson-databind 2.9.7`