CVE-2018-14721 is a server-side request forgery vulnerability in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7. Vulnerable polymorphic deserialization did not block the Axis2 JAX-WS class, allowing an attacker to leverage that class as a deserialization gadget to initiate server-side requests.
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Jackson-databind server-side request forgery through the axis2-jaxws class.
A Jackson Databind server-side request forgery issue involving the axis2-jaxws class.
A Jackson Databind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the axis2-jaxws class.
A Jackson Databind deserialization issue that can enable SSRF through the axis2-jaxws class.
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