CVE-2019-14379 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.9.8.jar

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CVE-2019-14379 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.9.8.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/swagger-aggregator/aggregator/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.9.8/11283f21cc480aa86c4df7a0a3243ec508372ed2/jackson-databind-2.9.8.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ jackson-databind-2.9.8.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2dddf68b2f335a7c2374a186f1417bb31e3421c1

Vulnerability Details

SubTypeValidator.java in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.9.2 mishandles default typing when ehcache is used (because of net.sf.ehcache.transaction.manager.DefaultTransactionManagerLookup), leading to remote code execution.

Publish Date: 2019-07-29

URL: CVE-2019-14379

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14379

Release Date: 2019-07-29

Fix Resolution: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.9.2

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