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CVE-2021-43297:
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Dubbo

9.8

CVSS Score

Basic Information

EPSS Score
-
Published
1/12/2022
Updated
2/3/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
TechnologyJava

Technical Details

CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Package NameEcosystemVulnerable VersionsFirst Patched Version
org.apache.dubbo:dubbomaven>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.122.6.12
org.apache.dubbo:dubbomaven>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.152.7.15
org.apache.dubbo:dubbomaven>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.53.0.5

Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AIMiggo AI

Miggo AIRoot Cause Analysis

The vulnerability stems from unsafe deserialization during exception handling in Hessian2. Analysis of advisory details indicates the root cause is in class resolution mechanisms (SerializerFactory) and deserialization entry points (Hessian2Input). These functions would appear in stack traces when: 1) Malicious payloads are deserialized via readObject, and 2) Exception handling triggers additional unsafe deserialization through the factory. The lack of class restrictions in getDeserializer is the primary vulnerability enabler.

Vulnerable functions

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WAF Protection Rules

WAF Rule

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Reasoning

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