THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-12384
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-12384

Jackson Databind vulnerability

CVSS
5.9
EPSS
45.2%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.9.1 might allow attackers to have a variety of impacts by leveraging failure to block the logback-core class from polymorphic deserialization. Depending on the classpath content, remote code execution may be possible.
Affected vendor
Fasterxml
Affected product
Jackson Databind
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2019-06-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 45.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12384

  • Confirm whether Fasterxml Jackson Databind is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12384.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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