OfbizApplication · Apache
CVE-2019-12426
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedan unauthenticated user could get access to information of some backend screens by invoking setSessionLocale in Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.06
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceApache OFBiz 16.11.01 through 16.11.06 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where an unauthenticated user can invoke the setSessionLocale function to gain access to information on certain backend screens without proper authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
OfbizApplication
>= 16.11.01, <= 16.11.06CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Apache OFBiz installationLocate OFBiz installations in your environment - common locations include /opt/ofbiz, /home/*/ofbiz, or custom installation directories. Look for the ofbiz.jar or framework directory structure.Affected if Apache OFBiz software is present on the system
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Determine OFBiz versionCheck the version file or about page within the OFBiz installation. Typically found in a version.properties file or by accessing the /about endpoint of the OFBiz web interface.Affected if The installed version is >= 16.11.01 and <= 16.11.06
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Verify setSessionLocale endpoint accessibilitySend an HTTP request to the setSessionLocale endpoint without providing authentication credentials. This is typically accessed via a URL path containing 'setSessionLocale' such as /control/setSessionLocale or /webtools/control/setSessionLocale.Affected if The endpoint responds with any data or session information without requiring login credentials
Your environment is affected if Apache OFBiz version 16.11.01 through 16.11.06 is installed and the setSessionLocale endpoint is accessible without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Apache OFBiz to version 16.11.07 or later which contains the patch for this vulnerability, or implement proper authentication and authorization checks on the setSessionLocale endpoint.
Fix this in Ofbiz
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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