CVE-2024-38856Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution via missing permission checks

Published Aug 5, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Incorrect authorization in Apache OFBiz 18.12.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute Groovy code through exposed webtools screens. The ProgramExport and EntitySQLProcessor Groovy handlers omit an ENTITY_MAINT check and rely on endpoint configuration to block access. An unauthenticated request reaches code execution when a mapped screen lacks its own permission check, running the payload with the OFBiz process privileges.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability99.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Apache OFBiz 18.12.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute Groovy code through exposed webtools screens. The ProgramExport and EntitySQLProcessor Groovy handlers omit an ENTITY_MAINT check and rely on endpoint configuration to block access. An unauthenticated request reaches code execution when a mapped screen lacks its own permission check, running the payload with the OFBiz process privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38856
Published
Aug 5, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache OFBiz
Classifications
CWE-863, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2024Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
  3. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=18.12.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache OFBizversion=0 <=18.12.14

Published CVSS scores

8.1GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsShadowserver observations through Sep 16, 2026. Gaps indicate unavailable data.
Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
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Reporting dayUnique IPs
Sep 10, 20267
Sep 11, 20261
Sep 12, 20262
Sep 13, 20261
Sep 14, 20261
Sep 15, 2026Unavailable
Sep 16, 20263
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPs3
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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