Missing authorization in Apache OFBiz exposes HR organization and employee data
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-862.
Summary
Apache OFBiz through 24.09.07 has a missing authorization check in the getHRChild service that lets a remote unauthenticated attacker enumerate Human Resources organization and employee data. The exposed data includes department and position names and identifiers, employee party identifiers, position occupancy and organization relationships, reachable through a crafted partyId parameter. The weakness is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
Missing authorization check in the getHRChild service in Apache OFBiz through 24.09.07 on all platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to recursively enumerate Human Resources organization and employee data, including department names and identifiers, employment position names and identifiers, employee party identifiers, position occupancy, and organization relationships, via a crafted partyId parameter. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Apache OFBiz to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
- Fix · CNA Apache OFBiz (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 24.09.08
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache OFBiz — lists.apache.org/thread.html/7b2syzksp7klt9fvhdg0olldvs2g83…
46 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 39 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-85437 Code injection in Apache OFBiz lets unauthenticated attackers run codePriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-85431 Authentication bypass in Apache OFBiz through reusable login keysPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-85438 Incorrect authorization in Apache OFBiz lets attackers run commandsPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73580
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-m2j3-h9wr-6fv2
References
More Apache vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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-2024-18186 Apache HugeGraph-Server: Command execution in gremlin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25106 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache ActiveMQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-73580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2j3-h9wr-6fv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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