CVE-2018-5968

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.58% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0002/ third party advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1899 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5968?
CVE-2018-5968 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5968?
To fix CVE-2018-5968, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5968 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5968 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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