diff --git a/xap-dist/pom.xml b/xap-dist/pom.xml
index 5c31637ff80..7b6d300e611 100644
--- a/xap-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/xap-dist/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.0</version>
+                <version>2.18.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/xap-extensions/xap-rest/pom.xml b/xap-extensions/xap-rest/pom.xml
index d5662347575..86be0c7d7c5 100644
--- a/xap-extensions/xap-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/xap-extensions/xap-rest/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.0</version>
+            <version>2.18.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3.0</version>
+                    <version>2.18.8</version>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>