CVE-2024-38856
Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering code
Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2024‑08‑27. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBizAffected: ≤ 18.12.14Upgrade to: after 18.12.14Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
Coverage timeline
0 publishersAdded to CISA KEV catalog
Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.
What it is
From the CVE record
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: through 18.12.14. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.15, which fixes the issue. Unauthenticated endpoints could allow execution of screen rendering code of screens if some preconditions are met (such as when the screen definitions don't explicitly check user's permissions because they rely on the configuration of their endpoints).
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Listed as exploited in the wild since 2024-08-27.
US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-09-17.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
99% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 134 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Nuclei check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Added to CISA KEV
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
- ofbiz.apache.org/security.html
- lists.apache.org/thread/olxxjk6b13sl3wh9cmp0k2dscvp24l7w
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