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Apache OFBiz EUVDEUVD-2026-30855

| CVE-2026-29207 MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine (CWE-1336)
2026-05-19 apache GHSA-jqmc-x3rh-92q5
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apache
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register ecommerce customer account
  2. Delivery
    Access content management feature
  3. Exploit
    Craft malicious FTL template payload
  4. Execution
    Create/edit Data Resource record with FTL type
  5. Persist
    Server renders injected template expression
  6. Impact
    Extract sensitive server-side data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Template injection prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to hold an active Ecommerce Customer account (or equivalent) on the target OFBiz instance, because the attack path flows through the content management grants that were - prior to 24.09.06 - included in that security group by default. The FTL template rendering path is only triggered when Data Resource records with dataTemplateTypeId = 'FTL' are present or can be created, meaning the feature must be accessible to the customer role. If the OFBiz deployment disables public self-registration, the attacker would need to obtain credentials through other means, significantly raising the bar. Exploitation is further limited to OFBiz deployments that have not already manually removed content management permissions from customer-facing roles. There is no indication this requires a specific OS, database, or hosting environment.

Impact

The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) overstates the privilege-free nature of exploitation: the description implies at minimum a registered Ecommerce Customer account is required, suggesting PR:L is more accurate than PR:N. The C:L/I:L/A:N impact metrics appear conservative for SSTI - FreeMarker SSTI has historically been chained to full RCE in other frameworks - but the vendor's CVSS and the 'Information Disclosure' tag suggest sandboxing or contextual limits reduce the worst-case outcome here. EPSS at 0.02% (7th percentile) signals negligible observed exploitation interest, consistent with SSVC's 'Exploitation: none' and the absence of KEV listing. SSVC's 'Automatable: yes' is the primary risk amplifier: once an attacker has a customer account, the injection path requires no complex setup. The gap between the automatable SSVC signal and the very low EPSS suggests the attack is theoretically automatable but not yet operationalized in the wild. This is a real but non-urgent priority for most deployments - highest concern for publicly accessible OFBiz storefronts with open customer self-registration.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers a customer account on a publicly accessible Apache OFBiz storefront (or obtains one through social engineering). Leveraging the content management grants inherited by the Ecommerce Customer group, the attacker creates or edits a Data Resource record with dataTemplateTypeId = 'FTL', embedding a malicious FreeMarker expression such as a directive to expose server-side variables or traverse the Java object graph. When the record is rendered by the template engine, the injected expression executes server-side, leaking sensitive configuration data or manipulating output returned to the attacker or other users. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026

Server-side template injection (SSTI) in Apache OFBiz before 24.09.06 allows attackers with access to the Ecommerce Customer security group to inject malicious FreeMarker (FTL) template expressions via Data Resource records, yielding partial information disclosure and content integrity impact. The root cause is that the platform's Ecommerce Customer role carried content management grants by default, exposing the FTL template rendering engine to insufficiently trusted input. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and EPSS probability is very low (0.02%, 7th percentile), though SSVC flags the attack path as automatable once an account is obtained.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Apache OFBiz to version 24.09.06, which resolves the issue by removing support for Data Resource records with dataTemplateTypeId = 'FTL' and stripping content management grants from the Ecommerce Customer security group. See the vendor thread at https://lists.apache.org/thread/3rcrp8bh3x6ovrj5xnc0fm1f0nrn52r0 for details. As an immediate compensating control prior to patching, administrators should manually remove content management permissions from the Ecommerce Customer (and any similarly scoped) security group in the production OFBiz configuration - this was explicitly called out by Apache as a required post-upgrade step for production sites, underscoring that default role permissions are the key attack enabler. Disabling public self-registration on the storefront is an additional mitigation that raises the bar by preventing unauthenticated parties from obtaining a customer account, though it has obvious business impact. Note that the removal of FTL template support in 24.09.06 is a breaking change: any custom content relying on FTL Data Resource records will need to be migrated to alternative template types.

Affected VersionsENISA

Apache OFBiz 0 <24.09.06

Affected Packages

euvd apache_ofbiz fix: 24.09.06

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-1336 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine) describes the failure to sanitize user-supplied input before it is evaluated by a server-side template engine. In this case, Apache OFBiz used FreeMarker (FTL) as the template engine for 'Data Resource' records (dataTemplateTypeId = 'FTL'). FreeMarker is a Java-based template language capable of executing arbitrary expressions, traversing object graphs, and - in unrestrained configurations - invoking Java reflection chains that can lead to information disclosure or remote code execution. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:apache_software_foundation:apache_ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions before 24.09.06. The compounding factor is a permission misconfiguration: the built-in 'Ecommerce Customer' security group included content management grants, meaning any registered storefront customer could create or modify Data Resource records subject to FTL rendering.

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Severity by source

Vendor (apache) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

PR:L reflects the minimum Ecommerce Customer account required; C:L/I:L consistent with vendor-indicated partial impact and no availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apache).

CVSS VectorVendor: apache

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
May 19, 2026 - 11:16 EUVD
CVE Published
May 19, 2026 - 09:18 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
May 19, 2026 - 09:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.

This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.06.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.06, which fixes the issue.

Please note that in the updated version, "Data Resource" records with dataTemplateTypeId = "FTL" are no longer supported.

Additionally, in the updated version, the "Ecommerce Customer" security group no longer includes content management grants. Users are advised to remove these permissions from any production site as well.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ERP platform, meaningful but not ubiquitous deployment
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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