CyberBrief
Subscribe
7.5High

Fasterxml Jackson-Databind

CVE-2020-25649

A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind, where it did not have entity expansion secured properly. This flaw allows vulnerability to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data integrity.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Fasterxml Jackson-Databind. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 18% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 97% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Fasterxml Jackson-Databind, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

Not sure if your company is exposed?

Fastnexa’s certified penetration testers can check whether attackers could use this flaw, or others like it, against your websites, apps and network. The full test is free for our first 10 founding clients until 31 December 2026.

Check if you’re exposedBook a call

Scoring

CVSS
7.5 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Assigned by
secalert@redhat.com

Dates

Published
2020-12-03
Last modified
2026-08-25
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Fasterxml Jackson-Databind2.6.0 - 2.6.7.4, 2.9.0 - 2.9.10.7, 2.10.0 - 2.10.5.1
  • Netapp Oncommand Api Servicesall versions
  • Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automationall versions
  • Netapp Service Level Managerall versions
  • Fedoraproject Fedora32
  • Quarkus Quarkus- 1.6.1
  • Apache Iotdb- 0.12.0
  • Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management9.3.6
  • Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management Integration Pack3.6
  • Oracle Banking Apis18.1 - 18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 20.1, 21.1
  • Oracle Banking Platform2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.8.0, 2.9.0, 2.10.0
  • Oracle Banking Treasury Management4.4

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References