Vulnerability Report

CVE-2019-12814

RCE

Title: Fasterxml Jackson-Databind RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2019-12814.

CWE Category CWE-502
Published Date Jun 19, 2019
Modified Date Aug 27, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.9 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
10.95%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2019-12814: A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x through 2.9.9. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property) for an externally exposed JSON endpoint and the service has JDOM 1.x or 2.x jar in the classpath, an attacker can send a specifically crafted JSON message that allows them to read arbitrary local files on the server.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2935 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2936 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2937 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2938 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3044 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3045 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3046 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3050 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3200 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3292 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3297 https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2341 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0d4b630d9ee724aee50703397d9d1afa2b2befc9395ba7797d0ccea9%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/129da0204c876f746636018751a086cc581e0e07bcdeb3ee22ff5731%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E 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CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity MEDIUM
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2019-12814 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.