# CVE-2019-14439: A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.9.2.

- Also known as: GHSA-GWP4-HFV6-P7HW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.9.9.2, 2.8.11.4, 2.7.9.6, 2.6.7.3
- Published: 2019-07-30 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.9.2
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.11.4
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.9.6
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): fixed in 2.6.7.3

## Description

A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.9.2. This occurs when Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property) for an externally exposed JSON endpoint and the service has the logback jar in the classpath.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, upgrade to a fixed version (2.9.9.2, 2.8.11.4, 2.7.9.6, 2.6.7.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00011.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0d4b630d9ee724aee50703397d9d1afa2b2befc9395ba7797d0ccea9%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c8042873595b8c863054c7bfccab4bf2c01c6f5abedae249d914b9%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2d2a76440becb610b9a9cb49b15eac3934b02c2dbcaacde1000353e4%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/34717424b4d08b74f65c09a083d6dd1cb0763f37a15d6de135998c1d%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ee0a051428d2c719acfa297d0854a189ea5e284ef3ed491fa672f4be%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ecc333113b139429f4f05000d4aa2886974d4df3269c1dd990bb319%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/940b4c3fef002461b89a050935337056d4a036a65ef68e0bbd4621ef%40%3Cdev.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5fc0e16b7af2590bf1e97c76c136291c4fdb244ee63c65c485c9a7a1%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/87e46591de8925f719664a845572d184027258c5a7af0a471b53c77b%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f99ae8dcdbd69438cb733d745ee3ad5e852068490719a66509b4592%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVRZDN2T6AZ6DJCZJ3VSIQIVHBVMVWBL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXRVXNRFHJSQWFHPRJQRI5UPMZ63B544/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4542
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/6
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3200
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

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