Critical

OpenDJ unauthenticated SSRF, local file read and unbounded-read DoS in the DSMLv2 gateway

  • Disclosed: 24.07.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

The DSMLv2 SOAP gateway (opendj-dsml-servlet) in OpenIdentityPlatform OpenDJ through 5.1.1 dereferences attacker-supplied xsd:anyURI values server-side without a scheme allowlist, egress filtering, or a size cap, and is reachable without authentication by default. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit a DSML add/modify request whose value is a URI to (1) perform server-side request forgery against internal services and the cloud metadata endpoint (SSRF), (2) read local files via file: URIs, and (3) exhaust memory through an unbounded response read (DoS). Fixed in 5.1.2: anyURI dereferencing is disabled by default; when enabled it is limited to an http/https allowlist, rejects loopback/link-local/private/reserved targets, refuses HTTP redirects, and caps the bytes read. The gateway also now requires container-managed authentication by default.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-dsml-servlet < 5.1.2 5.1.2

References

CVSS score 9.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-73, CWE-918
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-dsml-servlet
Disclosed
24.07.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-68r5-9hpg-7qw9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-dsml-servlet

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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