CVE-2017-7525 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-7525 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.2.2.jar

path: 2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.2.2/jackson-databind-2.2.2.jar

Library home page: http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonHome

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jackson-databind-2.2.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in commit: f396e60bf74726f66a202d308a1f2865177e4bee

Vulnerability Details

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.

Publish Date: 2018-02-06

URL: CVE-2017-7525

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • 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: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7525

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version jackson-databind 2.8.9, jackson-databind 2.9.0 or greater

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