CVE-2022-39198 — Vulnerability in com.alibaba:hessian-lite — CVE...

CRITICAL

Hessian Lite for Apache Dubbo deserialization vulnerability

Published October 19, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

A deserialization vulnerability existed in dubbo hessian-lite 3.2.12 and its earlier versions, which could lead to malicious code execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo 2.7.x version 2.7.17 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x version 3.0.11 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.1.x version 3.1.0 and prior versions.

Advisory Timeline

First published October 19, 2022 (1454 days ago).
Last revised November 8, 2023 — 385 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update com.alibaba:hessian-lite to 3.2.13 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.2.13 for com.alibaba:hessian-lite -->

Maven

Update org.apache.dubbo:dubbo to 2.7.18 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.7.18 for org.apache.dubbo:dubbo -->

Maven

Update org.apache.dubbo:dubbo to 3.1.1 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.1.1 for org.apache.dubbo:dubbo -->

Maven

Update org.apache.dubbo:dubbo to 3.0.12 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.0.12 for org.apache.dubbo:dubbo -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (2).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
com.alibaba:hessian-lite	maven	2.6.2, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12 (+8 more)	3.2.13
org.apache.dubbo:dubbo	maven	2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.10, 2.7.11 (+15 more)	2.7.18
org.apache.dubbo:dubbo	maven	3.1.0	3.1.1
org.apache.dubbo:dubbo	maven	3.0.0, 3.0.0.preview, 3.0.1, 3.0.10 (+10 more)	3.0.12

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted DataMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-39198?: Hessian Lite for Apache Dubbo deserialization vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-39198?: CVE-2022-39198 affects com.alibaba:hessian-lite and org.apache.dubbo:dubbo. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-39198 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-5qwq-g2hx-r6f7

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