Forced Browsing Vulnerability in Apache OFBiz <18.12.16
CVE-2024-45195 Published on September 4, 2024
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.16, which fixes the issue.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apache OFBiz Forced Browsing Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apache OFBiz contains a forced browsing vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to obtain unauthorized access.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by February 25, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-45195 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a forced browsing Vulnerability?
The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files. Web applications susceptible to direct request attacks often make the false assumption that such resources can only be reached through a given navigation path and so only apply authorization at certain points in the path.
CVE-2024-45195 has been classified to as a forced browsing vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz:- Before 18.12.16 is affected.
- Before 18.12.16 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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