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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-7489 in the critical feed json

FasterXML jackson-databind allows unauthenticated remote code execution

published 2018-02-26 8 y ago modified 2026-10-15 25 d ago also GHSA-cggj-fvv3-cqwv , EUVD-2018-0576

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.8%
EPSS 19.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.7.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.11.1 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 deserialization flaw. This is exploitable by sending maliciously crafted JSON input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper, bypassing a blacklist that is ineffective if the c3p0 libraries are available in the classpath.

Patch / fix

  • maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.6.7.5, 2.7.9.3, 2.8.11.1, 2.9.5
  • fasterxml jackson-databind 2.7.9.3, 2.8.11.1, 2.9.5
  • jackson-databind Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.9.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7489

  • jackson-databind Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • jackson-databind Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7489

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossts jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jgroups jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • picketbox jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-ee jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • lucene-solr jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-cli jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:1448RHSA-2018:1449RHSA-2018:1450RHSA-2018:1451RHSA-2018:2090RHSA-2018:2089

  • kafka-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.0-3.6

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10886-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-7489 updated cvss 8.1

jackson-databind: incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7525 permits unsafe serialization via c3p0 libraries

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 jackson-databind Red Hat Fuse 7 camel
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 jackson-databind Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 Core Server Core Server
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes jackson-databind Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 openshift-elasticsearch-plugin Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 openshift-elasticsearch-plugin Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 elasticsearch-cloud-kubernetes, openshift-elasticsearch-plugin Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 elasticsearch-cloud-kubernetes, openshift-elasticsearch-plugin
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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  • Red Hat Software Collections rh-maven35-jackson-databind, rh-eclipse46-jackson-databind, rh-maven35-jackson-databind-javadoc, rh-eclipse46-jackson-databind-javadoc Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager jackson-databind
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Fuse Intergration Services 2.0 based on Fuse 6.3 R8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2939
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2088
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1447
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el5, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossweb 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, picketbox 4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +68 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1450
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el6, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, picketbox 4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +70 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1449
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el7, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossweb 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, picketbox 4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, +68 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1448
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-wildfly 7.1.3-2.GA_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6, eap7-undertow 1.4.18-6.SP7_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-hibernate 5.1.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-infinispan 8.2.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-ironjacamar 1.4.9-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-wildfly-modules 7.1.3-2.GA_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6, +81 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2090
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-wildfly 7.1.3-2.GA_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7, eap7-undertow 1.4.18-6.SP7_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-hibernate 5.1.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-infinispan 8.2.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-ironjacamar 1.4.9-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-wildfly-modules 7.1.3-2.GA_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7, +81 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2089
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:2562
  • Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1786
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 v3.11.153-2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3149
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 v4.1.18-201909201915
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2858
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 rhvm-appliance 4.2-20180620.0.el7 Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts rhvm-appliance 4.2-20180620.0.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2018:2082
  • Red Hat Text-Only RHOAR
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2938
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 jackson-databind Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 jackson-databind Red Hat Satellite 6 jackson-databind
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
25 d ago

Exploit prediction

19.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
>=2.8.0, <2.8.11.1
>=2.9.0, <2.9.5
>=2.7.0, <2.7.9.3
<2.6.7.5
2.8.11.1
2.9.5
2.7.9.3
2.6.7.5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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