{"answers":{"affected":"6 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. It affects 12 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14720 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to a fixed version for your release line: 2.7.9.5, 2.8.11.3 or 2.9.7.","what":"CVE-2018-14720 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14720 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-14720 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14720 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.7.0; fixed in 2.7.9.5\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.7.0; fixed in 2.7.9.5\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.8.0; fixed in 2.8.11.3\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.8.0; fixed in 2.8.11.3\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.9.0; fixed in 2.9.7\n- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): affected from 2.9.0; fixed in 2.9.7\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14720/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14720/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-14720","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14720/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-14720","record":{"aliases":["CLEANSTART-2026-AC73496","DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14720","GHSA-x2w5-5m2g-7h5m","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14720"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Java JSON library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can exploit external XML entity injection in jackson-databind to read sensitive data or cause denial of 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Code Execution in jackson-databind","id":"CVE-2018-14719"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2019-01-02","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"ProFTPD Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2015-3306","kev_date_added":"2026-10-08","published":"2015-05-18"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2025-49113","kev_date_added":"2026-02-20","published":"2025-06-02"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"GNU InetUtils Argument Injection","id":"CVE-2026-24061","kev_date_added":"2026-01-26","published":"2026-01-21"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","id":"CVE-2025-39682","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2025-09-05"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2024-9680","kev_date_added":"2024-10-15","published":"2024-10-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal","id":"CVE-2022-30333","kev_date_added":"2022-08-09","published":"2022-05-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection","id":"CVE-2021-44026","kev_date_added":"2023-06-22","published":"2021-11-19"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-15","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit external XML entity injection in jackson-databind to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14720/"}