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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVE-2021-36161

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

Some components in Dubbo will try to print the formatted string of the input arguments, which will possibly cause RCE for a maliciously customized bean with a 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, and 3.0.1.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The software uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published