CVE-2018-14720
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.52% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-611
- Affected
- fasterxml/jackson-databind · debian/debian linux · oracle/banking platform · oracle/communications billing and revenue management · oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization · oracle/financial services analytical applications infrastructure · oracle/jdeveloper · oracle/primavera unifier · oracle/retail merchandising system · oracle/webcenter portal · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · redhat/openshift container platform
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823Third Party Advisory
- 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf64091db44Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a78f88716c3c57aa74ec05764a37ab3874769a347805903b393b286%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/82b01bfb6787097427ce97cec6a7127e93718bc05d1efd5eaffc228f%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba973114605d936be276ee6ce09dfbdbf78aa56f6cdc6e79bfa7b8df%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.