Critical severity · published Jan 2, 2019
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…
9.8
CVSS
7.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BP
Banking Platform · Oracle
2.5.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.1; 2.6.2 · source: NVD
CB
Communications Billing And Revenue Management · Oracle
7.5; 12.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EM
Enterprise Manager For Virtualization · Oracle
13.2.2; 13.2.3; 13.3.1 · source: NVD
FS
Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure · Oracle
8.0.2; 8.0.3; 8.0.4; 8.0.5; 8.0.6; 8.0.7 · source: NVD
JA
Jackson-databind · Fasterxml
2.6.0 before 2.6.7.2; 2.7.0 before 2.7.9.5; 2.8.0 before 2.8.11.3; 2.9.0 before 2.9.7; 2.7.0; 2.7.0; +7 more · source: NVD
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform · Redhat
7.2.0 · source: NVD
JD
Jdeveloper · Oracle
12.1.3.0.0; 12.2.1.3.0 · source: NVD
OC
Openshift Container Platform · Redhat
3.11 · source: NVD
PU
Primavera Unifier · Oracle
17.1 through 17.12; 16.1; 16.2; 18.8 · source: NVD
RM
Retail Merchandising System · Oracle
15.0; 16.0 · source: NVD
WP
Webcenter Portal · Oracle
12.2.1.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14720
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14720
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140
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