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CVE-2024-45195: Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing)

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 90/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Feb 4, 2025). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 25, 2025.
  • A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
  • 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.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz 18.12.16.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Patch today or shut off access. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz 18.12.16 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.16, which fixes the issue.

Published
Sep 4, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
99.9% · 99th percentile

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Action score

90

Now

Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

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Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 4, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 25, 2025.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
apacheofbiz

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

    • before 18.12.16affected

Affected versions

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

  • apache ofbizbefore 18.12.16

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-38856Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering codeKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-32113Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCEKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-45507Apache OFBiz: Prevent use of URLs in files when loading them from Java or Groovy, leading to a RCE
    68This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-25065Feb 28, 2024 · Apache OFBiz: Path traversal allowing authentication bypass.
    50Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-36104Jun 4, 2024 · Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to a RCE
    62This week
  • Later →CVE-2024-47208Nov 18, 2024 · Apache OFBiz: URLs allowing remote use of Groovy expressions, leading to RCE
    39Monitor

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 OFBiz18.12.16 · 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

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

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-45195 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-07-23

Research context

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Timeline

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

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEV+153 d
  3. First PoC+322 d
  4. TodayNov 13, 2026+800 d

Credits

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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

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
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-425 · Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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