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CVE-2020-14061: Deserialization of untrusted data in Jackson Databind
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-06-14 · updated 2026-08-25
- Weakness: CWE-502
Description
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.5 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oracle.jms.AQjmsQueueConnectionFactory, oracle.jms.AQjmsXATopicConnectionFactory, oracle.jms.AQjmsTopicConnectionFactory, oracle.jms.AQjmsXAQueueConnectionFactory, and oracle.jms.AQjmsXAConnectionFactory (aka weblogic/oracle-aqjms).
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 8.0
- FasterXML jackson-databind: from 2.9.0 before 2.9.10.5 — fixed in 2.9.10.5
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: from 7.3; from 9.5
- NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage: all versions
- Oracle Corporation Oracle Agile PLM: 9.3.6
- Oracle Autovue For Agile Product Lifecycle Management: 21.0.2
- Oracle Corporation Banking Digital Experience: 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 20.1
- Oracle Communications Calendar Server: 8.0.0.4.0
- Oracle Communications Contacts Server: 8.0.0.5.0
- Oracle Corporation Communications Diameter Signaling Router (DSR): from 8.0.0 through 8.2.2
- Oracle Communications Element Manager: from 8.2.0 through 8.2.2
- Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server: 7.1
- Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server: 10.0.1.4.0
- Oracle Communications Session Report Manager: from 8.2.0 through 8.2.2
- Oracle Communications Session Route Manager: from 8.2.0 through 8.2.2
- Maven Com.Fasterxml.Jackson.Core:Jackson-Databind: from 2.9.0 before 2.9.10.5; 2.9.0, 2.9.0.pr1, 2.9.0.pr2, 2.9.0.pr3, 2.9.0.pr4, 2.9.1 (+16) — fixed in 2.9.10.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: FasterXML jackson-databind 2.9.10.5; Maven Com.Fasterxml.Jackson.Core:Jackson-Databind 2.9.10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2698
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00001.html
- https://medium.com/%40cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0003/
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2698
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00001.html
- https://medium.com/%40cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
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