GHSA-RCQC-6CW3-H962

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-23 21:17 – Updated: 2026-06-23 21:17
VLAI
Summary
jackson-databind has a @JsonView bypass for unwrapped creator parameters
Details

Summary

UnwrappedPropertyHandler.processUnwrappedCreatorProperties() replays buffered JSON into creator parameters but never consults prop.visibleInView(activeView). The normal property-based creator path gates creator properties on the active view, but this unwrapped-creator replay path bypasses that check, so a constructor parameter annotated with both @JsonView(AdminView.class) and @JsonUnwrapped is populated from attacker JSON even when a more restrictive view is active.

Impact

View-restricted unwrapped creator parameters can be set from untrusted input where @JsonView is used as a write-side authorization boundary.

Affected / Patched (verified via git tag --contains)

  • 2.21 line: >= 2.21.0, < 2.21.4 -> fixed in 2.21.4 (backport 721fa07, #5973)
  • 3.x line: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4 -> fixed in 3.1.4 (#5971, d633bc0)

Severity / CWE

Maintainer: minor. Reporter: HIGH. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization); related CWE-284.

Credits

Omkhar Arasaratnam (@omkhar) - finder.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "2.21.0"
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            }
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-54518"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-23T21:17:02Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n`UnwrappedPropertyHandler.processUnwrappedCreatorProperties()` replays buffered JSON into creator parameters but never consults `prop.visibleInView(activeView)`. The normal property-based creator path gates creator properties on the active view, but this unwrapped-creator replay path bypasses that check, so a constructor parameter annotated with both `@JsonView(AdminView.class)` and `@JsonUnwrapped` is populated from attacker JSON even when a more restrictive view is active.\n\n## Impact\nView-restricted unwrapped creator parameters can be set from untrusted input where `@JsonView` is used as a write-side authorization boundary.\n\n## Affected / Patched (verified via `git tag --contains`)\n- 2.21 line: `\u003e= 2.21.0, \u003c 2.21.4` -\u003e fixed in **2.21.4** (backport `721fa07`, #5973)\n- 3.x line: `\u003e= 3.0.0, \u003c 3.1.4` -\u003e fixed in **3.1.4** (#5971, `d633bc0`)\n\n## Severity / CWE\nMaintainer: minor. Reporter: HIGH. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization); related CWE-284.\n\n## Credits\nOmkhar Arasaratnam (@omkhar) - finder.",
  "id": "GHSA-rcqc-6cw3-h962",
  "modified": "2026-06-23T21:17:02Z",
  "published": "2026-06-23T21:17:02Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/security/advisories/GHSA-rcqc-6cw3-h962"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5971"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5973"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/721fa07ebbd4aab4a659a1a68940878315c3e341"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/d633bc038f200c1397c07f1a2b46f58e72c91eea"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "jackson-databind has a @JsonView bypass for unwrapped creator parameters"
}


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