CVE-2018-14721 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in jackson-databind
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks by leveraging failure to block the axis2-jaxws class from polymorphic deserialization.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 10.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+14
- Technical severity (critical)+10
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Maven Com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: fixed in version 2.9.7 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
- Maven Com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: fixed in version 2.8.11.3 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
- Maven Com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: fixed in version 2.7.9.5 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Debian Debian Linux, Fasterxml Jackson-databind, Oracle Banking Platform…).
- The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (ssrf), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | version 9.0version 8.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Fasterxml | Jackson-databind |
version 2.8.0-rc1version 2.7.0-rc3version 2.7.0-rc2version 2.7.0-rc1≥ 2.9.0 and < 2.9.7≥ 2.8.0 and < 2.8.11.3≥ 2.7.0 and < 2.7.9.5≥ 2.6.0 and < 2.6.7.2 and 5 moreversion 2.8.0-rc2version 2.9.0-pr1version 2.9.0-pr2version 2.9.0-pr3version 2.9.0-pr4 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Banking Platform | version 2.6.2version 2.6.1version 2.6.0version 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Communications Billing And Revenue Management | version 12.0version 7.5 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Enterprise Manager For Virtualization | version 13.2.2version 13.2.3version 13.3.1 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure | version 8.0.7version 8.0.6version 8.0.5version 8.0.4version 8.0.3version 8.0.2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Jdeveloper | version 12.2.1.3.0version 12.1.3.0.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Primavera Unifier | version 18.8version 16.2version 16.1≥ 17.1 and ≤ 17.12 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Retail Merchandising System | version 16.0version 15.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | WebCenter Portal | version 12.2.1.3.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform | version 7.2.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | Openshift Container Platform | version 3.11 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Maven | Com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | ≥ 2.9.0 and < 2.9.7≥ 2.8.0 and ≤ 2.8.11.2≥ 2.7.0 and ≤ 2.7.9.4 | Vulnerable | GitHub Security Advisories |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | CVSS 3.0 | Critical | 3.9 | 6.0 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 10.0 | CVSS 3.0 | Critical | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 7.5 | CVSS 2.0 | High | 10.0 | 6.4 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Monitor outbound requests from the server to internal IPs and cloud metadata endpoints.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · fasterxml/jackson-databind, debian/debian linux, oracle/banking platform, oracle/communications billing and revenue mana
- CVSS changed · 10.0
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2019
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
36 on the record
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.9.7
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/87d29af25e82a249ea15858e2d4ecbf6409
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2097
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9mxf-g3x6-wv74
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00005.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14721
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2018-14721 is "Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in jackson-databind", rated Critical. It affects Debian Linux (Debian); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 10.0 describes technical severity. EPSS 10.46% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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