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CVE-2024-32113

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Critical Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Apache OFBiz

CISA: Apache OFBiz Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
EPSS
99%p100
Published
()
KEV added
AI analysis

Apache OFBiz before 18.12.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in which improper limitation of a pathname allows access to restricted directories outside the intended scope. Per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), the flaw can be triggered remotely by an unauthenticated attacker with no user interaction. Successful exploitation has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability: an attacker can reach files and directories that should be restricted, and the critical 9.8 score indicates potential full compromise of the affected server. Any organization running an affected version of the open-source Apache OFBiz ERP/enterprise automation suite is exposed. The flaw is being actively exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-08-07, and EPSS assigns a 99.4% probability of exploitation within 30 days (100th percentile), amid a wave of critical OFBiz flaws patched in 2024.

What to do: Upgrade all Apache OFBiz instances to version 18.12.13 or later immediately, per the vendor fix and CISA KEV required action. Because the flaw is under active exploitation, prioritize any OFBiz servers exposed to the internet, hunt for signs of compromise on unpatched systems, and restrict network access to OFBiz until patched.

Affected
Apache OFBizall versions before 18.12.13 (fixed in 18.12.13)
Estimated exposure
moderateseveral thousand internet-exposed OFBiz instances (estimate, on the order of 10^3) — Apache OFBiz is a niche, self-hosted open-source ERP/e-commerce framework typically deployed by small and mid-sized organizations, and public internet scanning during the mid-2024 wave of OFBiz exploitation placed exposed instances in the…

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.13. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.13, which fixes the issue.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Affected
Apache OFBiz
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due date
Ransomware use
Unknown
Vendors
apache
Products
ofbiz
Weakness
CWE-22
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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