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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in jackson-mapper-asl

  • Disclosed: 04.02.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:19

A flaw was found in org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.9.x libraries. XML external entity vulnerabilities similar to CVE-2016-3720 also affects codehaus jackson-mapper-asl libraries but in different classes.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl <= 1.9.13 no fix

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl
Disclosed
04.02.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 13:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r6j9-8759-g62w - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
02.2020 05.2022
Without a fix
2
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1

Disclosures per year

  1. Deserialization of Untrusted Data in org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-10202 <= 1.9.13 no fix
  2. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in jackson-mapper-asl this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-10172 <= 1.9.13 no fix

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