CVE-2019-17531

A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.0.0 through 2.9.10. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property) for an externally exposed JSON endpoint and the service has the apache-log4j-extra (version 1.2.x) jar in the classpath, and an attacker can provide a JNDI service to access, it is possible to make the service execute a malicious payload.

Published: 2019-10-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-17531 is rated High Risk (75.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.33%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize 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-2019-17531

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 2026-06-15 1.19% 5.33% +4.14%
2 2026-01-02 1.13% 1.19% +0.06%
3 2025-11-21 1.13%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-17531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-17531

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-17531

GHSA-gjmw-vf9h-g25v · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — jackson-databind polymorphic typing issue

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-17531

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-17531 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-2019-17531
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17531
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-17531 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 12, needs-triage 3, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17531

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-17531

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, < 2.8.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_billing_and_revenue_management 7.5.0.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:7.5.0.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_billing_and_revenue_management 12.0.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management:12.0.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_calendar_server 8.0.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_calendar_server:8.0.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_calendar_server 8.0.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_calendar_server:8.0.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_evolved_communications_application_server 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_evolved_communications_application_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework 13.9.4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:13.9.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_application_adapters 19.1.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_application_adapters:19.1.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway >= 17.7, <= 17.12.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 16.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 16.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 19.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:19.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_merchandising_system 15.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:15.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_merchandising_system 16.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_merchandising_system 16.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_sales_audit 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_sales_audit:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle siebel_engineering_-_installer_\&_deployment <= 2.20.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_engineering_-_installer_\&_deployment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle trace_file_analyzer 12.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:trace_file_analyzer:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle trace_file_analyzer 18c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:trace_file_analyzer:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle trace_file_analyzer 19c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:trace_file_analyzer:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_sites 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_sites 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-17531

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4192 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0159 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0160 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0161 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0164 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0445 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2498 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b3c90d38f99db546de60fea65f99a924d540fae2285f014b79606ca5%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r392099ed2757ff2e383b10440594e914d080511d7da1c8fed0612c1f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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