CVE-2021-32824CWE-502

Regular expression Denial of Service in MooTools

Critical · published January 3, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 If an attacker knows the Dubbo service's main port, they can manipulate remote code execution just by sending crafted requests. 🤯 Think of the Telnet handler as a restaurant's kitchen door left wide open; anyone can wander in, peer at the chefs, or even grab the chef's knife to cook up something unexpected, like a malicious dish! 🍽️ This critical vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your server, effectively giving them the keys to the kingdom! They could read sensitive data, manipulate services, or even shut down your entire service—all because of an unprotected endpoint. Absolutely devastating! 🔥

Put simply

Think of the Telnet handler as a restaurant's kitchen door left wide open; anyone can wander in, peer at the chefs, or even grab the chef's knife to cook up something unexpected, like a malicious dish! 🍽️ Apache Dubbo versions prior to 2.6.10 and 2.7.10 suffer from a pre-auth remote code execution vulnerability through arbitrary bean manipulation in the Telnet handler, which is unprotected and allows an attacker to invoke any method on the server.

What to do

This critical vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your server, effectively giving them the keys to the kingdom! They could read sensitive data, manipulate services, or even shut down your entire service—all because of an unprotected endpoint. Absolutely devastating! 🔥 Immediate action is required: upgrade to Apache Dubbo versions 2.6.10 or 2.7.10 to patch this vulnerability. Additionally, consider restricting access to the Telnet handler or disabling it altogether if it's not in use. 🛡️ You've got this! Follow these steps and you'll fortify your defenses in no time. Stay secure! 💪✨

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02966 · 87.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2023-01-03T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JAN 00:00Z
    Regular expression Denial of Service in MooTools
    cvelistv5