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.
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Fri, 01 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-918 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-01T09:46:49.958Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T10:34:58.951Z
Link: CVE-2026-42404
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-01T11:16:19.230
Modified: 2026-05-01T11:16:19.230
Link: CVE-2026-42404
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