Decision ManagerApplication · Redhat

CVE-2019-14892

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.6.7.3 / 2.8.11.5 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A flaw was discovered in jackson-databind in versions before 2.9.10, 2.8.11.5 and 2.6.7.3, where it would permit polymorphic deserialization of a malicious object using commons-configuration 1 and 2 JNDI classes. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-200

The application discloses data — error detail, internal paths, tokens, or other users' records — to someone who shouldn't see it. On its own it can look minor, but it hands attackers the map they need for a larger attack. Remediation is about minimising what's returned and enforcing authorization on every piece of data.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Decision ManagerApplication
Affected:= 7.0
Jboss Data GridApplication
Affected:all versions= 7.0.0
Jboss Enterprise Application PlatformApplication
Affected:= 7.0
Jboss FuseApplication
Affected:= 7.0.0
Openshift Container PlatformApplication
Affected:= 4.3
Process AutomationApplication
Affected:= 7.0
GeodeApplication
Affected:= 1.12.0
Jackson DatabindApplication
Affected:>= 2.0.0, < 2.6.7.3>= 2.7.0, < 2.8.11.5>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.6.7.3 / 2.8.11.5 / 2.9.10 or later
Fixed in 2.6.7.32.8.11.52.9.10
Recommended fix High confidence

Jackson Databind 2.9.10 (or 2.8.11.5 or 2.6.7.3 depending on your current branch)

  1. 1. Identify the current Jackson Databind version in use by checking project dependencies (Maven pom.xml, Gradle build.gradle, or packaged JAR files)
  2. 2. Determine the appropriate upgrade path based on your current version branch: if using 2.9.x upgrade to 2.9.10 or later; if using 2.8.x upgrade to 2.8.11.5 or later; if using 2.6.x upgrade to 2.6.7.3 or later
  3. 3. Update the dependency in your build configuration (pom.xml: change jackson-databind version, Gradle: update the dependency)
  4. 4. Rebuild and test the application to verify compatibility
  5. 5. If using Red Hat products (JBoss EAP, Decision Manager, etc.), apply vendor-provided patches via Red Hat Satellite or the specific product update mechanism
Caveat Minor: Verify application compatibility after upgrade; older branches (pre-2.6) may require larger version jumps with potential API changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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