VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-42404

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-01
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Apache Neethi does not impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API. When an application explicitly calls the API to retrieve a policy from a remote URI, an outbound request is made for arbitrary protocols and internal IP adddresses. From 3.2.2, only http or https URIs are allowed, and link-local/multicast/any-local addresses are forbidden. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

Weakness classification

  • security@apache.org: CWE-918

Primary references