# CVE-2024-38856: Apache OFBiz - Information Disclosure

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-38856 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-38856

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 8.1
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Apache OFBiz
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.

This issue affects Apache OFBiz: through 18.12.14.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.15, which fixes the issue.

Unauthenticated endpoints could allow execution of screen rendering code of screens if some preconditions are met (such as when the screen definitions don't explicitly check user's permissions because they rely on the configuration of their endpoints).

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-38856](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38856) is an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz that can allow unauthenticated users to execute screen rendering code under certain conditions if endpoint permissions are not properly configured.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 25th of October 2024.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2024-38856 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2024-38856 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Detection of exploitation attempts typically involves requests to unauthenticated endpoints in Apache OFBiz where permission enforcement has been misconfigured.

## Timeline

- 2024-08-05: CVE Published. CVE-2024-38856 is published to NVD.
- 2024-08-27: CISA KEV. CVE-2024-38856 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2024-09-17: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2024-10-25: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-38856 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-11-26: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-38856 for the first time.

## References

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/olxxjk6b13sl3wh9cmp0k2dscvp24l7w
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13128
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-38856.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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