Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2022 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2021-43297Dubbo Hessian cause RCE when parse error

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Apache Dubbo from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 17.4% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)17.4%top 2.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

A deserialization vulnerability existed in dubbo hessian-lite 3.2.11 and its earlier versions, which could lead to malicious code execution. Most Dubbo users use Hessian2 as the default serialization/deserialization protocol, during Hessian catch unexpected exceptions, Hessian will log out some imformation for users, which may cause remote command execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo Apache Dubbo 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.12; Apache Dubbo 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.15; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.5.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.apache.dubbo:dubbo2.6.12GHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprw
Mavenorg.apache.dubbo:dubbo2.7.15GHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprw
Mavenorg.apache.dubbo:dubbo3.0.5GHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo Apache Dubbo 2.6.x – before 2.6.12Apache Dubbo 2.7.x – before 2.7.15Apache Dubbo 3.0.x – before 3.0.5

Weakness: CWE-502

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