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CVE-2018-12022 FasterXML jackson-databind

Affected softwareFasterXML jackson-databind
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, 2.9.6
WeaknessDeserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502)
Published21 Mar 2019
Updated8 Oct 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind prior to 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, and 2.9.6. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property), the service has the Jodd-db jar (for database access for the Jodd framework) in the classpath, and an attacker can provide an LDAP service to access, it is possible to make the service execute a malicious payload.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 7 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 7.3% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full
  • Action available patch rule
  • Review human ARMR file
  • Record active
Decided by An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE
Finding CVE is covered by a multi-CVE ARMR patch rule

ARMR rule files

1 file

The rule files Waratek ships for this CVE. Some CVEs need more than one, for example one per affected library or one per ARMR version.

CVE-2018-12022.armr patch rule, ARMR 2.6 added 2020-06-25 updated 2026-03-04

How to mitigate CVE-2018-12022

Upgrade FasterXML jackson-databind to a release that fixes it: 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2 or 2.9.6. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with a rule written for this CVE. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.1 none AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q3 Oracle Support Tools / Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector (jackson-databind) (12.1.0.2.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Support Tools Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector (jackson-databind) 12.1.0.2.0 12.1.0.2.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 0 2.7.9.4 unbounded
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.8.0 2.8.11.2 unbounded
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.9.0 2.9.6 unbounded

Products and versions

12 products, 17 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv com.fasterxml.jackson.core jackson-databind generic < 2.7.9.4 · ≥ 2.8.0 and < 2.8.11.2 · ≥ 2.9.0 and < 2.9.6
nvd debian debian linux generic 9.0
nvd fasterxml jackson-databind generic ≥ 2.0.0 and < 2.6.7.3 · ≥ 2.7.0 and < 2.7.9.4 · ≥ 2.8.0 and < 2.8.11.2 · ≥ 2.9.0 and < 2.9.6
nvd fedoraproject fedora generic 29
nvd oracle jd edwards enterpriseone tools generic 9.2
nvd oracle retail merchandising system generic 15.0
nvd redhat automation manager generic 7.3.1
nvd redhat decision manager generic 7.3.1
nvd redhat jboss brms generic 6.4.10
nvd redhat jboss enterprise application platform generic 7.2.0
nvd redhat openshift container platform generic 3.11
nvd redhat single sign-on generic 7.3

References

URLTags
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2052 WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/28badf7ef60ac3e7ef151cd8e8ec010b8479226a WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/7487cf7eb14be2f65a1eb108e8629c07ef45e0a WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/bf261d404c2f79fd3406237710d40ebb03c99d84 WEB
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjjf-94ff-43w7 ADVISORY
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7fcf88aff0d1deaa5c3c7be8d58c05ad7ad5da94b59065d8e7c50c5d@%3Cissues.lucene.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZEDLDUYBSTDY4GWDBUXGJNS2RFYTFVRC WEB

Timeline

Published2019-03-21By the CVE Program.
ARMR remediation created2020-06-25Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
ARMR remediation last updated2026-03-04Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
Last VRT activity2026-03-04Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
NVD record modified2026-10-08NVD's own last-modified date for this record.