CVE-2018-14720
XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in jackson-databind
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-14720
To remediate CVE-2018-14720, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/jackson-databind—upgrade to 2.9.8-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.7 or later
Is CVE-2018-14720 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.9.8-1
- >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |