CVE-2022-42004 (High) detected in jackson-databind-2.11.3.jar

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CVE-2022-42004 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-databind-2.11.3.jar

General data-binding functionality for Jackson: works on core streaming API

Library home page: http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Path to dependency file: /easy-abac-demo/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.11.3/jackson-databind-2.11.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.4.1.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-json-2.4.1.jar
    • ❌ jackson-databind-2.11.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.13.4, resource exhaustion can occur because of a lack of a check in BeanDeserializer._deserializeFromArray to prevent use of deeply nested arrays. An application is vulnerable only with certain customized choices for deserialization.

Publish Date: 2022-10-02

URL: CVE-2022-42004

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2022-10-02

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind): 2.12.7.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.6.0

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