Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-5gvw-p9qm-jgwh
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-5gvw-p9qm-jgwh |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-59889
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| Summary | jackson-databind: @JsonView bypassed for @JsonUnwrapped container properties on deserialization ## Summary `UnwrappedPropertyHandler.processUnwrapped()` replays the buffered JSON for a `@JsonUnwrapped` property by iterating its properties and calling `prop.deserializeAndSet()` with **no `prop.visibleInView(ctxt.getActiveView())` guard** — the exact guard `processUnwrappedCreatorProperties()` received in the #5971 / GHSA-rcqc-6cw3-h962 fix, and the guard `BeanDeserializer.deserializeWithUnwrapped` applies to directly-matched properties. As a result, a property annotated with both `@JsonView(PrivilegedView.class)` and `@JsonUnwrapped` is written from attacker JSON even when deserializing under a more-restrictive active view. **Correction to the original framing (runtime-verified):** the gap is NOT a per-field inner `@JsonView` (the unwrapped sub-object's own `BeanDeserializer` gates inner fields correctly). The unchecked gate is the **view of the unwrapped CONTAINER property**. ## Intent proof (runtime, 2.x HEAD 21dd70dd and 3.x HEAD 7a5939d6) An `@JsonView(AdminView)` property that is NOT `@JsonUnwrapped` → `null` under `PublicView` (correctly gated). The identical property WITH `@JsonUnwrapped` → fully populated (bypass). The fix the creator path already received, not applied to the regular-property method. ## Impact — write-side mass-assignment / privilege escalation `@JsonView` is commonly used as a write-side authorization guard: a public endpoint binds the body under `readerWithView(PublicView.class)` and groups privileged state in a nested object whose container property is `@JsonView(AdminView)`. When that property is `@JsonUnwrapped`, an untrusted caller mass-assigns it. PoC: a self-service registration where `AccountFlags{role,approved,creditBalance}` is `@JsonView(AdminView) @JsonUnwrapped`; attacker JSON `{role:ADMIN,approved:true,creditBalance:1000000}` under `PublicView` binds all three → approved admin with arbitrary balance. The failing gate is a WRITE gate, hence integrity-high (`C:N/I:H/A:N`); no worse than the C:L/I:L parent and arguably higher as `@JsonView`-as-write-guard is the exact use case #5971/#5969 defended. ## Affected - `com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind` 2.x: confirmed bypass at 21dd70dd (== released 2.21.4 / 2.22.0 line; includes the #5973 backport). `DEFAULT_VIEW_INCLUSION` default=true. - `tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind` 3.x: confirmed bypass at HEAD 7a5939d6 (latest 3.x). `DEFAULT_VIEW_INCLUSION` default=false → the stock-config repro is the common shape where privileged inner fields are individually `@JsonView(PublicView)` and the developer relies on the container `@JsonView(AdminView)`; the 3.x PoC mass-assigns role/approved/creditBalance under PublicView. (The other simultaneous report's PoC was reportedly fixed on 3.x; this distinct container-property path is not.) ## Additive variants (runtime-confirmed both branches; all closed by the same one-line guard) - nested `@JsonUnwrapped` (unwrapped-in-unwrapped) — recursive bypass. - merge / `readerWithView(...).withValueToUpdate(...)` (PATCH/partial-update) — bypass; non-unwrapped merge control gates correctly. - builder-based deserializer (`@JsonDeserialize(builder=...)`) — `BuilderBasedDeserializer` routes through the same `processUnwrapped`. - Honest non-findings: read-side serialization correctly honors views (no leak); `@JsonAnySetter`+view and `@JsonTypeInfo`+`@JsonUnwrapped` are separate/unsupported behaviors, not this bug. ## Fix Add `prop.visibleInView(ctxt.getActiveView())` (when `MapperFeature.DEFAULT_VIEW_INCLUSION`/active-view applies) to the `processUnwrapped()` property loop, mirroring `processUnwrappedCreatorProperties()`. One change closes the impact PoC + all three variants across `BeanDeserializer` and `BuilderBasedDeserializer`. Full runnable PoCs (2.x + 3.x) + variant harnesses available on request. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 5.9 |
| Risk | 3.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 6.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-5gvw-p9qm-jgwh/GHSA-5gvw-p9qm-jgwh.json |
| generic_textual | MODERATE |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
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| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.