CVE-2021-32824

CRITICAL LAB

Apache Dubbo <2.6.10-2.7.10 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Apache Dubbo is a java based, open source RPC framework. Versions prior to 2.6.10 and 2.7.10 are vulnerable to pre-auth remote code execution via arbitrary bean manipulation in the Telnet handler. The Dubbo main service port can be used to access a Telnet Handler which offers some basic methods to collect information about the providers and methods exposed by the service and it can even allow to shutdown the service. This endpoint is unprotected. Additionally, a provider method can be invoked using the `invoke` handler. This handler uses a safe version of FastJson to process the call arguments. However, the resulting list is later processed with `PojoUtils.realize` which can be used to instantiate arbitrary classes and invoke its setters. Even though FastJson is properly protected with a default blocklist, `PojoUtils.realize` is not, and an attacker can leverage that to achieve remote code execution. Versions 2.6.10 and 2.7.10 contain fixes for this issue.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by exploitintel · pythonpoc
https://github.com/exploitintel/eip-pocs-and-cves/tree/main/CVE-2021-32824

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0586
EPSS Percentile 90.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Lab Environment

vulnerable
docker pull ghcr.io/exploitintel/cve-2021-32824-vulnerable:latest
All Labs GitHub

Classification

CWE
CWE-502
Status published

Affected Products (2)

apache/dubbo < 2.6.10
org.apache.dubbo/dubbo-parent < 2.6.10Maven

Timeline

Published Jan 03, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026