Remote Command Execution in SOFARPC
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter | < 5.12.0 | 5.12.0 |
References
- https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23636
- https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/commit/42d19b1b1d14a25aafd9ef7c219c04a19f90fc76
- https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc/commit/d08e25824ae9feaf0876adba9acd2938f34759b1
- https://github.com/sofastack/sofa-rpc
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter- Disclosed
- 23.01.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7q8p-9953-pxvr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.alipay.sofa:rpc-sofa-boot-starter
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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