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CVE-2019-12814

jackson-databind: polymorphic typing issue allows attacker to read arbitrary local files on the server via crafted JSON message.

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 4, 2019

Updated · August 4, 2026

Description

A new polymorphic typing flaw was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind, versions 2.x through 2.9.9. With default typing enabled, an attacker can send a specifically crafted JSON message to the server that allows them to read arbitrary local files.

Statement

  • Red Hat Satellite 6 does not include the jdom or jdom2 packages, thus it is not affected by this vulnerability.
  • Red Hat OpenStack's OpenDaylight does not include the jdom or jdom2 packages, thus it is not affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

This vulnerability relies on jdom (org.jdom) or jdom2 (org.jdom2) being present in the application's ClassPath. Applications using jackson-databind that do not also use jdom or jdom2 are not impacted by this vulnerability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data