CVE-2021-36161 (GCVE-0-2021-36161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-09 07:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:47
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Title
Unprotected input value toString cause RCE
Summary
Some component in Dubbo will try to print the formated string of the input arguments, which will possibly cause RCE for a maliciously customized bean with special toString method. In the latest version, we fix the toString call in timeout, cache and some other places. Fixed in Apache Dubbo 2.7.13
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1092 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo Affected: Apache Dubbo 2.7.x , ≤ 2.7.12 (custom)
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