CVE-2018-5968 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.6.7.1.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-5968 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.6.7.1.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.6.7.1/jackson-databind-2.6.7.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jackson-databind-2.6.7.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f001f7f069d9289dded859e738eb111a8fd2e984

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2018-01-22

URL: CVE-2018-5968

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5968

Release Date: 2018-01-22

Fix Resolution: 2.8.11.1, 2.9.4

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.