CVE-2020-9496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.92981.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	Ofbiz

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:17.12.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158887/Apache-OFBiz-XML-RPC-Java-Deserialization.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161769/Apache-OFBiz-XML-RPC-Java-Deserialization.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163730/Apache-OfBiz-17.12.01-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0a0a701610b3bcdf14634047313adab3f1628bb9aa55cf29cd262ef5%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r108a964764b8bd21ebd32ccd4f51c183ee80a251c105b849154a8e9d%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8fb319dc1f196563955fbf5e9cf454fb9d6c27c2058066445af7f8cb%40%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra43cfe80226c3b23cd775f3543da10c035ad9c9943cfe8a680490730%40%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raf6020f765f12711e817ce13df63ecd7d677eebea8001e0473ee7c84%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rde93e1c91620335b72b798f78ab4459d3f7b06f96031d8ce86a18825%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://s.apache.org/l0994

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.93734}`	epss `{'score': 0.93542}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2020-07-15T15:39:31

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:34:37.912Z

Reserved: 2020-03-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-9496

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-15T16:15:11.660

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:40:46.383

Link: CVE-2020-9496

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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