# CVE-2021-43297: Dubbo Hessian cause RCE when parse error

- Also known as: GHSA-VP5X-3V8R-QPRW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.6.12, 2.7.15, 3.0.5
- Published: 2022-01-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo: from Apache Dubbo 2.6.x, fixed in 2.6.12; from Apache Dubbo 2.7.x, fixed in 2.7.15; from Apache Dubbo 3.0.x, fixed in 3.0.5
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.12
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.15
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.5

## Description

A deserialization vulnerability existed in dubbo hessian-lite 3.2.11 and its earlier versions, which could lead to malicious code execution. Most Dubbo users use Hessian2 as the default serialization/deserialization protocol, during Hessian catch unexpected exceptions, Hessian will log out some imformation for users, which may cause remote command execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo Apache Dubbo 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.12; Apache Dubbo 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.15; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.5.

## 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 (2.6.12, 2.7.15, 3.0.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/1mszxrvp90y01xob56yp002939c7hlww
- https://github.com/bitterzzZZ/CVE-2021-43297-POC
- https://github.com/longofo/Apache-Dubbo-Hessian2-CVE-2021-43297

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