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CVE-2018-14720 is an unsafe polymorphic-deserialization vulnerability in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x prior to 2.9.7. The default type-denylist did not block certain JDK classes that could be instantiated through attacker-controlled type metadata. In affected JDK environments, this permits gadget-based external XML entity processing and data exfiltration when untrusted data is deserialized using unsafe polymorphic type handling.
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Jackson-databind data-exfiltration and XML external entity issue involving JDK classes.
A Jackson Databind issue involving information exfiltration and XML external entity processing through certain JDK classes.
A Jackson Databind issue involving JDK classes that can enable information exfiltration or XML external entity processing.
A Jackson Databind issue involving some JDK classes that could lead to information exfiltration or XML external entity processing.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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