Jodd before 5.0.4 performs Deserialization of Untrusted JSON Data when setClassMetadataName is set.
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Jodd before 5.0.4 performs Deserialization of Untrusted JSON Data when setClassMetadataName is set.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08318 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jodd:jodd-json (Maven): 5.0.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jodd:jodd-json (Maven) | before 5.0.4 | 5.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-jrg3-qq99-35g7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jodd:jodd-json (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.4 Fixed in 5.0.4 Patch available GHSA-jrg3-qq99-35g7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jrg3-qq99-35g7 org.jodd:jodd-json (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-21234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrg3-qq99-35g7
References
Advisory 3
Other 23
- [hive-issues] 20210423 [jira] [Assigned] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-dev] 20210423 [jira] [Created] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-issues] 20210423 [jira] [Work started] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-issues] 20210423 [jira] [Updated] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-gitbox] 20210423 [GitHub] [hive] achennagiri opened a new pull request #2217: HIVE:25054 Upgrade `jodd-core` dependency to get rid of CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-issues] 20210518 [jira] [Commented] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-gitbox] 20210520 [GitHub] [hive] achennagiri commented on a change in pull request #2217: HIVE:25054 Upgrade `jodd-core` dependency to get rid of CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-issues] 20210521 [jira] [Resolved] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-gitbox] 20210521 [GitHub] [hive] jcamachor merged pull request #2217: HIVE:25054 Upgrade `jodd-core` dependency to get rid of CVE-2018-21234
- [hive-issues] 20210524 [jira] [Commented] (HIVE-25054) Upgrade jodd-core due to CVE-2018-21234
- [drill-dev] 20210810 [GitHub] [drill] ssainz opened a new issue #2294: CVE-2018-21234 in Hive 3.1.2, should upgrade to 3.21.3
- https://github.com/oblac/jodd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0bacc701ab7105500a0ab2769270d18f332cb379e6a62ec7553f3327@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r157d01c96a2c10e7ceb3e005f42c52cfe87b11dd018935e1c4277433@%3Cgitbox.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r317aec95c436848233047af7ecb3ce04ce446eb6031f981aef50df0d@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r729bc1e0f367fe8a857ac8a14641dba284ac4cf5131edf483022cf59@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r965503b27d67a2d934e34fc1d088c9547d51d927c43b8b9bd9b7e695@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc23200043872384e0fc48a4a4502f4c6b4b5ddc79ba4076414150d59@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc85b650b4ad2c77d7c39c69824488e40dce6d0ebbb4204777d094375@%3Cgitbox.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd575d9877424a2d8776f5c2ff33bf3dc3382cd83f031d483f29c11ab@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdbb99b43334b59d3d3478d360c87e3235ba22edb1de7d39019194347@%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdce006b282e56c5cc73cdf452c51c5097154d0503396d62f48abbeae@%3Cgitbox.hive.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf458683390d6650b26a2c8ba8ad396e038e520ad1cc3f3f1e20514d9@%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E
Sources
- CVE-2018-21234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-21234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrg3-qq99-35g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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