GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-5hh8-q8hv-fr38 jackson-databind has @JsonView bypass for setterless creator properties
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-54517
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-23
Affected packages
• Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: >= 2.21.0, < 2.21.4 → fixed in 2.21.4
• Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4 → fixed in 3.1.4
• Maven tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4 → fixed in 3.1.4
Description
Summary
In `BeanDeserializer._deserializeUsingPropertyBased`, the active-view (`@JsonView`) filter was applied only to creator properties; the regular property-buffering branch performed no `prop.visibleInView(activeView)` check. A change making `SetterlessProperty.isMerging()` return `true` routed setterless Collection/Map properties through this unguarded path, so a setterless collection annotated with a restricted `@JsonView` is populated from attacker JSON even when the active view excludes it.
Impact
View-restricted (e.g. admin-only) setterless collection/map properties can be written from untrusted JSON despite `@JsonView` gating — an access-control / mass-assignment bypass. No RCE or DoS.
Affected / Patched (verified via `git tag --contains`)
• 2.21 line: `>= 2.21.0, fixed in 2.21.4 (backport `94c5d21`, #5970)
• 3.x line: `>= 3.0.0, fixed in 3.1.4 (#5969, `5bf23ed`)
Severity / CWE
Maintainer: minor. Reporter: HIGH. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization); related CWE-1220.
Credits
Omkhar Arasaratnam (@omkhar) - finder.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-54517 jackson-databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree-model for Jackson Data Processor. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/security/advisories/GHSA-5hh8-q8hv-fr38 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54517 advisory
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5969 web
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5970 web
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/5bf23edb4221f7dd2ec8e71ff6d26c61640f261d web
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/94c5d215b3af1505098c686405d9641f041a9962 web
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind package