Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/com.alipay.sofa/rpc-sofa-boot-starter

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-23636 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) remote command execution vulnerability (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data) affecting Rpc sofa boot starter libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves remote command execution in sofarpc. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.12.0.

1 Known Advisory Record(s)
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pkg:maven/com.alipay.sofa/rpc-sofa-boot-starter

1 Known Advisory Record(s)

Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/com.alipay.sofa/rpc-sofa-boot-starter. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr CVE-2024-23636 CRITICAL Remote Command Execution in SOFARPC

CVE-2024-23636 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-23636
GHSA Identifier GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.8
CWE Classification CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Product Rpc sofa boot starter
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-23636

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Rpc sofa boot starter dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter fixed: 5.12.0 
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.alipay.sofa</groupId>
    <artifactId>rpc-sofa-boot-starter</artifactId>
    <version>5.12.0</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.alipay.sofa

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-23636, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.alipay.sofa

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Rpc sofa boot starter in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 5.12.0), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.alipay.sofa command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data, where the product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. In Rpc sofa boot starter, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Impact SOFARPC defaults to using the SOFA Hessian protocol to deserialize received data, while the SOFA Hessian protocol uses a blacklist mechanism to restrict deserialization of potentially dangerous classes for security protection. But there is a gadget chain that can bypass the SOFA Hessian blacklist protection mechanism, and this gadget chain only relies on JDK and does not rely on any third-party components. Patches Fixed this issue by adding a blacklist, users can upgrade to sofarpc version 5.12.0 to avoid this issue. Workarounds SOFARPC also provides a way to add additional blacklist. Users can add some class like -Drpc_serialize_blacklist_override=org.apache.xpath. to avoid this issue.

CVE-2024-23636 Affected Rpc sofa boot starter Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
5.12.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter
maven/com.alipay.sofa/rpc-sofa-boot-starter
Maven
< 5.12.0
5.12.0

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr
NVD — CVE-2024-23636 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23636
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/commit/42d19b1b1d14a25aafd9ef7c219c04a19f90fc76
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/commit/d08e25824ae9feaf0876adba9acd2938f34759b1
Rpc sofa boot starter Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-23636?
CVE-2024-23636 is a security vulnerability in Rpc sofa boot starter involving Remote Command Execution in SOFARPC under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data.
Which Rpc sofa boot starter versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 5.12.0 across affected packages: com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter.
What version fixes CVE-2024-23636?
Upgrading to 5.12.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is rpc-sofa-boot-starter affected?
Yes, com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter is affected in releases prior to 5.12.0. Upgrade your dependency to 5.12.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-23636?
CVE-2024-23636 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-23636?
CVE-2024-23636 is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data (The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2024-23636?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=com.alipay.sofa'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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