CVE-2023-49070Pre-auth RCE in Apache Ofbiz 18.12.09 due to XML-RPC still present
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 95.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Pre-auth RCE in Apache Ofbiz 18.12.09. It's due to XML-RPC no longer maintained still present. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.10
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and a Nuclei template for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- Apache OFBiz XML-RPC Java Deserialization (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/apache_ofbiz_deserializationRank excellentdisclosed 13 Jul 2020
Nuclei templates1 template
- Apache OFBiz < 18.12.10 - Arbitrary Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-49070.yamlSeverity critical
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 95.4% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache OFBiz
- affected < 18.12.10
References
References7
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (opens in a new tab)mitigationx_transferred
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)relatedx_transferred
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/release-notes-18.12.10.html (opens in a new tab)release-notesx_transferred
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12812 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_transferred
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/jmbqk2lp4t4483whzndp5xqlq4f3otg3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176323/Apache-OFBiz-18.12.09-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/apache-ofbiz-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2023-49070-and-cve-2023-51467 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2023-53092 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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