XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03
Priority HIGH 72CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502 and CWE-79.
Summary
XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.98926 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apache OFBiz | Apache OFBiz 17.12.03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache OFBiz Vendor— Affected Apache OFBiz 17.12.03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p23h-x6wc-8w4g
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 1
Other 6
- [announce] 20200715 [CVE-2020-9496] Apache OFBiz XML-RPC requests vulnerable without authentication
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20200716 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-11716) Apache OFBiz unsafe deserialization of XMLRPC arguments (CVE-2020-9496)
- [ofbiz-user] 20201116 [CVE-2020-9496] Apache OFBiz unsafe deserialization of XMLRPC arguments
- [ofbiz-user] 20201117 Re: [CVE-2020-9496] Apache OFBiz unsafe deserialization of XMLRPC arguments
- [ofbiz-commits] 20210321 [ofbiz-site] branch master updated: Updates security page for CVE-2021-26295 fixed in 17.12.06
- [ofbiz-commits] 20210427 [ofbiz-site] branch master updated: Updates security page for CVE-2021-29200 and 30128 fixed in 17.12.07
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-2020-9496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p23h-x6wc-8w4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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