Multiple vulnerabilities in OFBiz



| Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2016-4462
CVE-2016-6800
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 OFBiz
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU38375

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4462

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

By manipulating the URL parameter externalLoginKey, a malicious, logged in user could pass valid Freemarker directives to the Template Engine that are reflected on the webpage; a specially crafted Freemarker template could be used for remote code execution. Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache OFBiz 16.11.01

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OFBiz: 11.04 - 13.07.03

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.net/ml/dev.ofbiz.apache.org/2016-11/msg00180.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU38376

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6800

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The default configuration of the Apache OFBiz framework offers a blog functionality. Different users are able to operate blogs which are related to specific parties. In the form field for the creation of new blog articles the user input of the summary field as well as the article field is not properly sanitized. It is possible to inject arbitrary JavaScript code in these form fields. This code gets executed from the browser of every user who is visiting this article. Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache OFBiz 16.11.01.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OFBiz: 11.04 - 13.07.03

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/28987cffe0237fa67eca9de8bbbc04a917ac8785342ad9e5a196c978@%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://s.apache.org/Owsz


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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