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Source: fasterxml · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2018-14720Unknown / EvaluatingCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8CWE-502

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.

Published: 02 Jan 2019•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 11:47 PM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
7.5%0.075
Percentile94th
Weakness type
CWE-502
CWE-611
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Critical CVSS without confirmed KEV exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

12 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • fasterxml jackson-databind · >= 2.6.0 < 2.6.7.2; >= 2.7.0 < 2.7.9.5; >= 2.8.0 < 2.8.11.3; >= 2.9.0 < 2.9.7; 2.7.0; 2.8.0; 2.9.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 8.0; 9.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle banking platform · 2.5.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.1; 2.6.2 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications billing and revenue management · 7.5; 12.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle enterprise manager for virtualization · 13.2.2; 13.2.3; 13.3.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle financial services analytical applications infrastructure · 8.0.2; 8.0.3; 8.0.4; 8.0.5; 8.0.6; 8.0.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle jdeveloper · 12.1.3.0.0; 12.2.1.3.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle primavera unifier · >= 17.1 <= 17.12; 16.1; 16.2; 18.8 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle retail merchandising system · 15.0; 16.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle webcenter portal · 12.2.1.3.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform · 7.2.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat openshift container platform · 3.11 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched deserialization (CWE-502); network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Find installations of the affected component and confirm the source-stated version range.Telemetry: Application inventory · Deserialization risk requires component and version evidence. · Rule deserialization
  2. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual child processes or network connections from the affected service.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected behavior may support investigation but is not proof by itself. · Rule deserialization
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Verify the vendor update or mitigation on each affected installation.Telemetry: Application change records · Response must follow the authoritative source guidance. · Rule deserialization

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.9.0:pr1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.9.0:pr2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.9.0:pr3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:2.9.0:pr4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
github.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource record
Detection Hunting Query

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Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

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