CVE-2020-25649: XEE

Published Jan 9, 2020
·
Updated

A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind which did not have entity expansion secured properly making it vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE). This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2019-10172. The primary threat from this flaw is data integrity.

Other sources

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 Software

154 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6ea
0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-fge-btf<0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-fge-msg-simple<0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-coreutils<0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el6ea
0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jasypt<0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-remoting<0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-openssl<0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el7ea
0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-fge-btf<0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-fge-msg-simple<0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-coreutils<0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el7ea
0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jasypt<0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-remoting<0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-openssl<0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-databind<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el8ea
0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-fge-btf<0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-fge-msg-simple<0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate-validator<0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-annotations<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-core<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-coreutils<0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el8ea
0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-base<0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jackson-modules-java8<0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jasypt<0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-remoting<0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-openssl<0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/rh-maven35-jackson-databind<0:2.7.6-2.12.el7
0:2.7.6-2.12.el7
redhat/ovirt-engine-dwh<0:4.4.4.2-1.el8e
0:4.4.4.2-1.el8e
redhat/ovirt-web-ui<0:1.6.6-1.el8e
0:1.6.6-1.el8e
redhat/rhv-log-collector-analyzer<0:1.0.6-1.el8e
0:1.0.6-1.el8e
redhat/vdsm-jsonrpc-java<0:1.6.0-1.el8e
0:1.6.0-1.el8e
maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind>=2.6.0<=2.6.7.3
2.6.7.4
maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind>=2.10.0.0<=2.10.5.0
2.10.5.1
maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind>=2.7.0.0<=2.9.10.6
2.9.10.7
fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.6.0<2.6.7.4
fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.9.0<2.9.10.7
fasterxml jackson-databind>=2.10.0<2.10.5.1
NetApp OnCommand API Services
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Service Level Manager
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Quarkus Quarkus<=1.6.1
Apache IoTDB<0.12.0
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.6
Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management Integration Pack E-business Suite=3.6
Oracle Banking Apis>=18.1<=18.3
Oracle Banking Apis=19.1
Oracle Banking Apis=19.2
Oracle Banking Apis=20.1
Oracle Banking Apis=21.1
Oracle Banking Platform=2.6.2
Oracle Banking Platform=2.7.0
Oracle Banking Platform=2.7.1
Oracle Banking Platform=2.8.0
Oracle Banking Platform=2.9.0
Oracle Banking Platform=2.10.0
Oracle Banking Treasury Management=4.4
Oracle Blockchain Platform<21.1.2
Oracle Coherence=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Coherence=14.1.1.0.0
Oracle Commerce Platform>=11.3.0<=11.3.2
Oracle Commerce Platform=11.2.0
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=7.5.0.23.0
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=12.0.0.3.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository=1.4.0
Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller=12.0.4.0.0
Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server=7.1
Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server=10.0.1.5.0
Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder=6.3
Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder=6.4
Oracle Communications Network Charging And Control=12.0.4.0.0
Oracle Communications Offline Mediation Controller=12.0.0.3
Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center=12.0.0.4.0
Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper=7.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.4.1
Oracle Goldengate Application Adapters=19.1.0.0.0
Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal=9.0
Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal=9.1
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration>=11.1.0<=11.3.0
Oracle Insurance Policy Administration=11.0.2
Oracle Insurance Rules Palette>=11.1.0<=11.3.0
Oracle Insurance Rules Palette=11.0.2
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Orchestrator<9.2.5.3
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools<9.2.5.3
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=17.7<=17.12
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=17.12.0<=17.12.11
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=18.8.0<=18.8.11
Oracle Primavera Gateway>=19.12.0<=19.12.10
Oracle Primavera Gateway=20.12.0
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=14.1.3.2
Oracle Retail Service Backbone=15.0.3.1
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Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=19.0.2
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redhat/jackson-databind<2.11.0
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redhat/jackson-databind<2.10.5.1
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Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2589

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r73bef1bb601a9f093f915f8075eb49fcca51efade57b817afd5def07@%3Ccommits.iotdb.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r86c78bf7656fdb2dab69cbf17f3d7492300f771025f1a3a65d5e5ce5@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8937a7160717fe8b2221767163c4de4f65bc5466405cb1c5310f9080@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8937a7160717fe8b2221767163c4de4f65bc5466405cb1c5310f9080@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r94c7e86e546120f157264ba5ba61fd29b3a8d530ed325a9b4fa334d7@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc88f2fa2b7bd6443921727aeee7704a1fb02433e722e2abf677e0d3d@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf9a34726482222c90d50ae1b9847881de67dde8cfde4999633d2cdc@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Information

There is currently no known mitigation for this flaw.

Event History

Jan 9, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 13, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:30 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 3, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:16 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Feb 18, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·08:51 PM
Jan 16, 2024
News Published
via The Register·06:09 PM
Jan 20, 2024
News Published
via The Register·06:13 PM
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25649?

CVE-2020-25649 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing denial of service conditions and information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-25649?

To mitigate CVE-2020-25649, update to the fixed versions of the affected packages such as eap7-jackson-databind to 0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea or newer.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2020-25649?

CVE-2020-25649 affects several Red Hat packages including eap7-jackson-databind, eap7-activemq-artemis, and others.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-25649?

CVE-2020-25649 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that can allow attackers to exploit improperly secured endpoints.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-25649?

While specific workarounds may exist, the best practice is to upgrade affected software to eliminate the vulnerability completely.

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