GHSA-287C-FXR7-3W6C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-01 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-07 02:54
VLAI
Summary
Apache Neethi doesn't impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API
Details
Apache Neethi does not impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API. When an application explicitly calls the API to retrieve a policy from a remote URI, an outbound request is made for arbitrary protocols and internal IP adddresses. From 3.2.2, only http or https URIs are allowed, and link-local/multicast/any-local addresses are forbidden.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.neethi:neethi"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-42404"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-918"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-07T02:54:54Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-01T11:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Apache Neethi does not impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API. When an application explicitly calls the API to retrieve a policy from a remote URI, an outbound request is made for arbitrary protocols and internal IP adddresses. From 3.2.2, only http or https URIs are allowed, and link-local/multicast/any-local addresses are forbidden.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c",
"modified": "2026-05-07T02:54:54Z",
"published": "2026-05-01T12:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42404"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdspnt64zznyjyn648553kptx69w23oq"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/8"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Neethi doesn\u0027t impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API"
}
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