Security News > 2021 > March > Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Apache OFBiz
One of the vulnerabilities addressed by the latest update for Apache OFBiz is an unsafe Java deserialization issue that could be exploited to execute code remotely, without authentication.
A Java-based web framework, Apache OFBiz is an open source enterprise resource planning system that includes a suite of applications to automate business processes within enterprise environments, and which can be used across any industry.
OFBiz is one of the platforms that was affected by a Java serialization vulnerability identified and reported in 2015, and which impacted the Apache Commons Collections and Apache Groovy libraries that OFBiz relies on.
Following the addressing of an issue with ObjectInputStream class, where users needed to add their own objects/classes to the list of objects used by OFBiz OOTB, Apache also implemented the option to deny objects.
Apache OFBiz 17.12.06, the sixth and final release of the 17.12 series, includes a patch for CVE-2021-26295, adding a "Blacklist in Java serialization."
The unsafe deserialization, he explains, could be exploited to execute code remotely, essentially allowing an unauthenticated attacker to successfully take over Apache OFBiz.
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| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | CVE-2021-26295 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.06. | 9.8 |