Ofbiz
CVE-2021-29200
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Safe deserialization, type allowlists
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack Affected products include: Apache Ofbiz. Version information: prior to 17.12.07.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Insecure deserialization occurs when an application converts serialized data (a stream of bytes representing an object's state) back into a living object without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.12.14. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is r
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.12.13. Rate
The vulnerability permits attackers to circumvent authentication processes, enabling them to remotely execute arbitrary
Pre-auth RCE in Apache Ofbiz 18.12.09. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, n
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.06. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is rem
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache OF
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabilit
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.12.14. Rate
XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03. Rated
Apache OFBiz 12.04.x before 12.04.06 and 13.07.x before 13.07.03 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands vi
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.12.16. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabili
Arbitrary file properties reading vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz when user operates an uri cal
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