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Vulnerability · Published Dec 3, 2020 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2020-25649

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity XML external entity in jackson-databind. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 17.7% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)17.7%top 2.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind, where it did not have entity expansion secured properly. This flaw allows vulnerability to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data integrity.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12jackson-databind2.11.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25649
Debian:13jackson-databind2.11.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25649
Debian:14jackson-databind2.11.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25649
Mavencom.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.6.7.4GHSA-288c-cq4h-88gq
Mavencom.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.9.10.7GHSA-288c-cq4h-88gq
Mavencom.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.10.5.1GHSA-288c-cq4h-88gq

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a jackson-databind jackson-databind-2.11.0

Weakness: CWE-611

References