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CVE-2021-25640: Open Redirect or SSRF vulnerability usage of parseURL

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

In Apache Dubbo prior to 2.6.9 and 2.7.9, the usage of parseURL method will lead to the bypass of white host check which can cause open redirect or SSRF vulnerability.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo: from 2.5.0 before 2.6.9; from 2.7.0 before 2.7.9 — fixed in 2.6.9, 2.7.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo 2.6.9, 2.7.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4cab8855361a454d2af106fb3dad76259e723015fd7e09cb4f9eb77%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E

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