conikeec/gist:821e99d985214abaefc75539e048d775

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Imagine you have an online store that's built using the Java programming language. Your developers used a popular library called Jackson to handle customer data, like names and addresses. Jackson is usually safe, but it has a hidden danger - under certain settings, hackers can sneak in malicious code along with regular customer information. If you're not careful, that hacker code will run on your servers, letting criminals take over your whole website!

Here's the scary part - turning on this dangerous setting is as easy as adding one line of code to your Java application. It's called "enableDefaultTyping" and it tells Jackson to accept any kind of data, even if it might be dangerous. A lot of other Java applications use Jackson too, and many of them had this risky setting turned on without realizing it.
If hackers successfully exploit this flaw in your online store, they could do all sorts of nasty things - steal your customers' private information, vandalize your website, or even use your servers to attack others. It's like giving a burglar the keys to your store!

The Jackson library developers had been scrambling to block known hacker tricks, but it's an uphill battle. Crafty criminals keep finding new ways in. Searching on GitHub, we can see that lots of Java applications still have that risky "enableDefaultTyping" setting even now (https://github.com/search?q=enableDefaultTyping&type=code) . It's likely that some hackers are working on finding a new way to exploit those applications.

The good news is, the Jackson team worked through several iterations on a more permanent fix via library uupgrades. In the meantime, Java developers need to be extra careful about using the latest, safest versions of Jackson and avoid that "enableDefaultTyping" option if they can.

This is a great example of how one tiny weak spot in your Java code can put your whole online business at risk if you're not careful. As they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in the world of cybersecurity, a single line of code can be that weak link!

	Imagine you have an online store that's built using the Java programming language. Your developers used a popular library called Jackson to handle customer data, like names and addresses. Jackson is usually safe, but it has a hidden danger - under certain settings, hackers can sneak in malicious code along with regular customer information. If you're not careful, that hacker code will run on your servers, letting criminals take over your whole website!

	Here's the scary part - turning on this dangerous setting is as easy as adding one line of code to your Java application. It's called "enableDefaultTyping" and it tells Jackson to accept any kind of data, even if it might be dangerous. A lot of other Java applications use Jackson too, and many of them had this risky setting turned on without realizing it.
	If hackers successfully exploit this flaw in your online store, they could do all sorts of nasty things - steal your customers' private information, vandalize your website, or even use your servers to attack others. It's like giving a burglar the keys to your store!

	The Jackson library developers had been scrambling to block known hacker tricks, but it's an uphill battle. Crafty criminals keep finding new ways in. Searching on GitHub, we can see that lots of Java applications still have that risky "enableDefaultTyping" setting even now (https://github.com/search?q=enableDefaultTyping&type=code) . It's likely that some hackers are working on finding a new way to exploit those applications.

	The good news is, the Jackson team worked through several iterations on a more permanent fix via library uupgrades. In the meantime, Java developers need to be extra careful about using the latest, safest versions of Jackson and avoid that "enableDefaultTyping" option if they can.

	This is a great example of how one tiny weak spot in your Java code can put your whole online business at risk if you're not careful. As they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in the world of cybersecurity, a single line of code can be that weak link!