Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References

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    "assignerShortName": "apache",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-01T09:46:49.958Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-04-27T10:34:58.951Z",
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      "title": "Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References",
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          "value": "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.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.",
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              "value": "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.<br><br>Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue."
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      "affected": [
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          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache Neethi",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
          "packageName": "org.apache.neethi:neethi",
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              "description": "CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)",
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