High severity · published Jan 22, 2018
CVE-2018-5968
FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and…
8.1
CVSS
7.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.2% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
ES
E-series Santricity OS Controller · Netapp
11.0.0 through 11.60.3 · source: NVD
ES
E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
JA
Jackson-databind · Fasterxml
2.0.0 before 2.6.7.3; 2.7.0 before 2.7.9.2; 2.8.0 before 2.8.11.1; 2.9.0 before 2.9.4 · source: NVD
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform · Redhat
7.1 · source: NVD
OS
Oncommand Shift · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OC
Openshift Container Platform · Redhat
4.1; 3.11 · source: NVD
VI
Virtualization · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
VH
Virtualization Host · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5968
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
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