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CVE-2020-25649

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 03, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25649
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html

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.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Jackson-databindFasterxml2.6.0 (including)2.6.7.4 (excluding)
Jackson-databindFasterxml2.9.0 (including)2.9.10.7 (excluding)
Jackson-databindFasterxml2.10.0 (including)2.10.5.1 (excluding)
Red Hat AMQ Streams 1.7.0RedHatjackson-databind*
Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.8RedHatjackson-databind*
Red Hat IntegrationRedHatjackson-databind*
Red Hat Integration - Camel K - Tech-Preview 3RedHatjackson-databind*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7RedHatjackson-databind*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-databind-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-fge-btf-0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-fge-msg-simple-0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-hal-console-0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-hibernate-validator-0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-annotations-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-core-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-coreutils-0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-modules-base-0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jackson-modules-java8-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jasypt-0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jboss-marshalling-0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jboss-remoting-0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jboss-server-migration-0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-jboss-xnio-base-0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-undertow-0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-wildfly-0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-wildfly-elytron-0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 6RedHateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-databind-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-fge-btf-0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-fge-msg-simple-0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-hal-console-0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-hibernate-validator-0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-annotations-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-core-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-coreutils-0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-modules-base-0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jackson-modules-java8-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jasypt-0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jboss-marshalling-0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jboss-remoting-0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jboss-server-migration-0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-jboss-xnio-base-0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-undertow-0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-wildfly-0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-wildfly-elytron-0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 7RedHateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-databind-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.9.0-6.redhat_00016.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-fge-btf-0:1.2.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-fge-msg-simple-0:1.1.0-1.redhat_00007.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-hal-console-0:3.2.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-hibernate-validator-0:6.0.21-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-annotations-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-core-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-coreutils-0:1.6.0-1.redhat_00006.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-modules-base-0:2.10.4-3.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jackson-modules-java8-0:2.10.4-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jasypt-0:1.9.3-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jboss-marshalling-0:2.0.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jboss-remoting-0:5.0.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jboss-server-migration-0:1.7.2-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-jboss-xnio-base-0:3.7.11-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-undertow-0:2.0.32-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-wildfly-0:7.3.4-3.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-wildfly-elytron-0:1.10.9-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 for RHEL 8RedHateap7-wildfly-openssl-0:1.0.12-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap*
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6RedHatopenshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch6:v4.6.0-202104221811.p0*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-maven35-jackson-databind-0:2.7.6-2.12.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatrh-maven35-jackson-databind-0:2.7.6-2.12.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSRedHatrh-maven35-jackson-databind-0:2.7.6-2.12.el7*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatorg.ovirt.engine-root-0:4.4.4.5-10*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatovirt-engine-dwh-0:4.4.4.2-1.el8ev*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatovirt-web-ui-0:1.6.6-1.el8ev*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatrhv-log-collector-analyzer-0:1.0.6-1.el8ev*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatvdsm-jsonrpc-java-0:1.6.0-1.el8ev*
RHDM 7.11.0RedHatjackson-databind*
RHPAM 7.11.0RedHatjackson-databind*
Text-Only RHOARRedHat*
Text-Only RHSSORedHatjackson-databind*
Vert.x 3.9.4RedHatjackson-databind*
Jackson-databindUbuntubionic*
Jackson-databindUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Jackson-databindUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Jackson-databindUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Jackson-databindUbuntufocal*
Jackson-databindUbuntutrusty*
Jackson-databindUbuntutrusty/esm*
Jackson-databindUbuntuupstream*
Jackson-databindUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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