CVE-2020-25649
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
17.8%
97.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-611
Published 2020-12-03 · modified 2026-08-25
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2020-12-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-25 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.
Affected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1887664
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2589
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r011d1430e8f40dff9550c3bc5d0f48b14c01ba8aecabd91d5e495386%40%3Ccommits.turbine.apache.org%3E
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