CVE-2019-14893: Infoleak

Published Sep 20, 2019
·
Updated

A flaw was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind in all versions before 2.9.10 and 2.10.0, where it would permit polymorphic deserialization of malicious objects using the xalan JNDI gadget when used in conjunction with polymorphic type handling methods such as enableDefaultTyping() or when @JsonTypeInfo is using Id.CLASS or Id.MINIMALCLASS or in any other way which ObjectMapper.readValue might instantiate objects from unsafe sources. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code.

Other sources

A flaw was found in jackson-databind before 2.9.10. New serialization gadgets were found regarding a class of the xalan package which may help in exploiting deserialization issues.

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2469

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/998efd708284778f29d83d7962a9bd935c228317

References:

https://medium.com/@cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062

Red Hat

Affected Software

83 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.11-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-glassfish-jsf<0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:2.3.5-6.SP3_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.14-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.18-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-binary<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-dataformats-text<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-2.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:2.9.10-1.redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jberet<0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.3.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.27-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.3.1-7.Final_redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.6-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.42-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-picketlink-bindings<0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
0:2.5.5-21.SP12_redhat_00010.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.28-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow-jastow<0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-weld-core<0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:3.0.6-3.Final_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:7.2.6-5.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-http-client<0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.18-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-transaction-client<0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.8.0<2.8.11.5
fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.9.0<2.9.10
NetApp OnCommand API Services
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
Oracle Goldengate Stream Analytics<19.1.0.0.1
redhat/jackson-databind<2.9.10
2.9.10
redhat/jackson-databind<2.10.0
2.10.0
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect<=9.2.1

Remediation

Information

The following conditions are needed for an exploit, we recommend avoiding all if possible * Deserialization from sources you do not control * `enableDefaultTyping()` * `@JsonTypeInfo using `id.CLASS` or `id.MINIMAL_CLASS`

Event History

Sep 20, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 3, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:40 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 2, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:11 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:11 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14893?

CVE-2019-14893 is considered a critical severity vulnerability affecting FasterXML jackson-databind versions prior to 2.9.10 and 2.10.0.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-14893?

To remediate CVE-2019-14893, upgrade FasterXML jackson-databind to version 2.9.10 or later or 2.10.0 or later.

3

Which applications are affected by CVE-2019-14893?

CVE-2019-14893 affects applications that use vulnerable versions of FasterXML jackson-databind and employ polymorphic type handling.

4

What attacks are possible due to CVE-2019-14893?

CVE-2019-14893 could allow an attacker to exploit polymorphic deserialization vulnerabilities, potentially leading to remote code execution.

5

Are there any known exploits for CVE-2019-14893?

Yes, CVE-2019-14893 has known exploits that leverage polymorphic deserialization using the xalan JNDI gadget.

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