CVE-2018-12022

An issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind prior to 2.7.9.4, 2.8.11.2, and 2.9.6. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property), the service has the Jodd-db jar (for database access for the Jodd framework) in the classpath, and an attacker can provide an LDAP service to access, it is possible to make the service execute a malicious payload.

Published: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-12022 is rated Moderate Risk (60.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.03%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12022

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-10 3.12% 3.03% -0.08%
2 2026-05-28 3.03% 3.12% +0.08%
3 2026-01-02 3.03%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-12022

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.6 5.9 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-12022

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12022

GHSA-cjjf-94ff-43w7 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — jackson-databind Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-12022

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-12022 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12022
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12022
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-12022 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 15, released 2, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12022

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-12022

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 29 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_merchandising_system 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat automation_manager 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automation_manager:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat decision_manager 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_brms 6.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_brms:6.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat single_sign-on 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-12022

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107585 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0782 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0877 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1782 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1797 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1822 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1823 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2804 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3002 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4037 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671098 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/28badf7ef60ac3e7ef151cd8e8ec010b8479226a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2052 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7fcf88aff0d1deaa5c3c7be8d58c05ad7ad5da94b59065d8e7c50c5d%40%3Cissues.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZEDLDUYBSTDY4GWDBUXGJNS2RFYTFVRC/
https://medium.com/%40cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/68 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE.pdf Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4452 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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