Code Injection in Apache Dubbo - CVE-2021-36161
Published: September 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56449
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36161
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to some component in Dubbo tries to print the formated string of the input arguments. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Apache Dubbo
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36161
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Dubbo - update to 2.7.13