# CVE-2021-36161: Unprotected input value toString cause RCE

- Also known as: GHSA-QVM7-23CJ-437V
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.13
- Published: 2021-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo: from Apache Dubbo 2.7.x, through 2.7.12
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven): fixed in 2.7.13

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.13) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r40212261fd5d638074b65f22ac73eebe93ace310c79d4cfcca4863da%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E

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