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    CVE-2016-2170

    Apache OFBiz 12.04.x before 12.04.06 and 13.07.x before 13.07.03 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections library.

    Published:Apr 12, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 12, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.14912
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Ofbiz

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    CAPEC-101 Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    CAPEC-104 Cross Zone Scripting
    CAPEC-108 Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    CAPEC-109 Object Relational Mapping Injection
    CAPEC-110 SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering
    CAPEC-120 Double Encoding
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-136 LDAP Injection
    CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    CAPEC-153 Input Data Manipulation
    CAPEC-182 Flash Injection
    CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
    CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client
    CAPEC-23 File Content Injection
    CAPEC-230 Serialized Data with Nested Payloads
    CAPEC-231 Oversized Serialized Data Payloads
    CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    CAPEC-250 XML Injection
    CAPEC-261 Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data
    CAPEC-267 Leverage Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-28 Fuzzing
    CAPEC-3 Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters
    CAPEC-31 Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies
    CAPEC-42 MIME Conversion
    CAPEC-43 Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
    CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags
    CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
    CAPEC-473 Signature Spoof
    CAPEC-52 Embedding NULL Bytes
    CAPEC-53 Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash
    CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS
    CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-664 Server Side Request Forgery
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()
    CAPEC-7 Blind SQL Injection
    CAPEC-71 Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-72 URL Encoding
    CAPEC-73 User-Controlled Filename
    CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call
    CAPEC-80 Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-81 Web Server Logs Tampering
    CAPEC-83 XPath Injection
    CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting
    CAPEC-88 OS Command Injection
    CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-46586 (CVSS 8.8) — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'), Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamicall…
    CVE-2026-45434 (CVSS 9.8) — Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache OFBiz via Password-Change Logic Flaw Leading to Remote Code Ex…
    CVE-2026-45187 (CVSS 6.5) — Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz Webtools. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.…
    CVE-2026-41919 (CVSS 9.1) — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') vulnerability in Apache O…
    CVE-2026-35086 (CVSS 6.5) — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in email services of Apache OFBiz. Th…
    CVE-2026-31986 (CVSS 9.1) — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24…
    CVE-2026-31910 (CVSS 7.5) — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.…
    CVE-2026-31909 (CVSS 7.5) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects …

    References

    http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html#vulnerabilities
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136639/Apache-OFBiz-13.07.02-13.07.01-Information-Disclosure.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538034/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035513
    https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_12_04
    https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_13_07
    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/The+infamous+Java+serialization+vulnerability
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-6726
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r078351a876ed284ba667b33aba29428d7308a5bd4df78f14a3df6661%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0d97a3b7a14777b9e9e085b483629d2774343c4723236d1c73f43ff0%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3ee005dd767cd83f522719423f5e7dd316f168ddbd1dc51a13d4e244%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab718cfe6468085d7560c0c1ae816841e175886199f42e36efb8d735%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe512e5ccd6b11169c6379daa1234bc805f3d53c5a38224e956295ce%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc9bd0d3d794dc370bc70585960841868cb29b92dcc80552b84ca2599%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec5e9fdcdca13099cfb29f632333f44ad1dd60d90f67b90434e4467a%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reccf8c8a58337ce7c035495d3d82fbc549e97036a9789a2a7d9cccf6%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html#vulnerabilities
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136639/Apache-OFBiz-13.07.02-13.07.01-Information-Disclosure.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538034/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035513
    https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_12_04
    https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_13_07
    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/The+infamous+Java+serialization+vulnerability
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-6726
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r078351a876ed284ba667b33aba29428d7308a5bd4df78f14a3df6661%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0d97a3b7a14777b9e9e085b483629d2774343c4723236d1c73f43ff0%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3ee005dd767cd83f522719423f5e7dd316f168ddbd1dc51a13d4e244%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rab718cfe6468085d7560c0c1ae816841e175886199f42e36efb8d735%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe512e5ccd6b11169c6379daa1234bc805f3d53c5a38224e956295ce%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc9bd0d3d794dc370bc70585960841868cb29b92dcc80552b84ca2599%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec5e9fdcdca13099cfb29f632333f44ad1dd60d90f67b90434e4467a%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reccf8c8a58337ce7c035495d3d82fbc549e97036a9789a2a7d9cccf6%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High