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CVE-2024-38856· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering code

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).

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Aug 5, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
99.4% · 100th percentile
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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug 27, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: Sep 17, 2024.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apacheofbiz

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache ofbizbefore 18.12.15

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz

    • up to and including 18.12.14affected

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-32113Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCEKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-45195Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing)KEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2023-51467Apache OFBiz: Pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
    68This week
  • CVE-2023-49070Pre-auth RCE in Apache Ofbiz 18.12.09 due to XML-RPC still present
    68This week
  • CVE-2021-26295RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI
    68This week
  • CVE-2024-45507Apache OFBiz: Prevent use of URLs in files when loading them from Java or Groovy, leading to a RCE
    67This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz18.12.15 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×9

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/apache_ofbiz_forgot_password_directory_traversalApache OFBiz forgotPassword/ProgramExport RCEexploit2024-05-30
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-38856 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:492024-08-08
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22024-08-10
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12024-08-18
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:92024-08-22
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12024-08-27
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32024-08-28
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12025-01-02
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12025-02-11
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32025-10-10

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-67 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+3 d
  4. CISA KEV+22 d
  5. TodaySep 29, 2026+786 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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