OfbizApplication · Apache
CVE-2023-50968
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 · uneditedArbitrary file properties reading vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz when user operates an uri call without authorizations. The same uri can be operated to realize a SSRF attack also without authorizations. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.11, which fixes this issue.
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 analysisThe application discloses data — error detail, internal paths, tokens, or other users' records — to someone who shouldn't see it. On its own it can look minor, but it hands attackers the map they need for a larger attack. Remediation is about minimising what's returned and enforcing authorization on every piece of data.
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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
< 18.12.11CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
dbcve · scoped18.12.11
18.12.11
- 1. Backup your current OFBiz installation and database before upgrading.
- 2. Download Apache OFBiz version 18.12.11 from the official Apache OFBiz release page (ofbiz.apache.org).
- 3. Stop the currently running OFBiz service.
- 4. Replace the existing OFBiz installation files with the new 18.12.11 version files, or install fresh and migrate configurations.
- 5. Review and update any custom configurations or plugins that may be incompatible with the new version.
- 6. Start the OFBiz 18.12.11 service.
- 7. Verify that the vulnerability is fixed by attempting the previously vulnerable URI calls without authorization (they should be denied).
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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