CVE-2017-15714

Ofbiz vulnerability

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

3.3%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

The BIRT plugin in Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.03 does not escape user input property passed. This allows for code injection by passing that code through the URL. For example by appending this code "__format=%27;alert(%27xss%27)" to the URL an alert window would execute.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Ofbiz

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-74 — Injection

Published

2018-01-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-15714

Confirm whether Apache Ofbiz is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-15714.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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