Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache OFBiz
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The java.io.ObjectInputStream is known to cause Java serialisation issues. This issue here is exposed by the "webtools/control/httpService" URL, and uses Java deserialization to perform code execution. In the HttpEngine, the value of the request parameter "serviceContext" is passed to the "deserialize" method of "XmlSerializer". Apache Ofbiz is affected via two different dependencies: "commons-beanutils" and an out-dated version of "commons-fileupload" Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the commits from OFBIZ-10770 and OFBIZ-10837 on branch 16
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-0189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f6q-4x5x-p74v
References
Other 12
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20190913 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-10837) Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189)
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20190913 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-10770) Update Apache commons-fileupload to last version (CVE-2019-0189)
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200206 svn commit: r1873710 - in /ofbiz/site: security.html template/page/security.tpl.php
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20200224 [jira] [Commented] (OFBIZ-10837) Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189)
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200224 [ofbiz-framework] branch trunk updated: Fixed: Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189) Improved: no functional change (OFBIZ-10837) (OFBIZ-11398)
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200224 [ofbiz-framework] branch release17.12 updated: Fixed: Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189) Improved: no functional change (OFBIZ-10837) (OFBIZ-11398)
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200224 [ofbiz-framework] branch release18.12 updated: Fixed: Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189) Improved: no functional change (OFBIZ-10837) (OFBIZ-11398)
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20200224 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-10837) Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189)
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20200225 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-10837) Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189)
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200306 svn commit: r1874880 [5/5] - in /ofbiz/site: download.html release-notes-17.12.01.html security.html template/page/download.tpl.php template/page/release-notes-17.12.01.tpl.php template/page/security.tpl.php
- [ofbiz-commits] 20200430 [ofbiz-site] branch master updated: Update for 2 last CVEs: CVE-2019-0235 & CVE-2019-12425
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20200502 [jira] [Commented] (OFBIZ-10837) Improve ObjectInputStream class (CVE-2019-0189)
More Apache Ofbiz vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30292 Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26062 Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering code KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-21190 Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-30542 Apache OFBiz: Prevent use of URLs in files when loading them from Java or Groovy, leading to a RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08129 RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28119 Apache OFBiz: Pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-0189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-0189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f6q-4x5x-p74v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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