CVE-2021-43297 in the critical feed json
Dubbo Hessian cause RCE when parse error
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprw , EUVD-2022-0706
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.4%
- EPSS 17.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.dubbo:dubbo 2.6.12, 2.7.15, 3.0.5
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo 2.6.12, 2.7.15, 3.0.5
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17.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.dubbo:dubbo | >=2.6.0, <2.6.12 >=2.7.0, <2.7.15 >=3.0.0, <3.0.5 |
2.6.12 2.7.15 3.0.5 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/1mszxrvp90y01xob56yp002939c7hlww
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43297
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-43297
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprw
- NVD CVE-2021-43297
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