# CVE-2026-81808: Apache OFBiz: Missing authorization - search-result bulk catalog mutation

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117484
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 24.09.08
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-81808 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache OFBiz; fixed in 24.09.08.

## Summary

Apache OFBiz has a missing authorization flaw in its product search events that lets an authenticated user with only catalog view permission bulk-add, remove, or expire product category and feature associations across arbitrary search results. The product search events are checked only against view permission, not the create or delete permissions that equivalent service-layer operations enforce.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: fixed in 24.09.08

## Description

Missing Authorization in ProductSearchEvents in Apache OFBiz 24.09 before 24.09.08 on all platforms allows a remote authenticated attacker holding only catalog view permission to bulk-modify product category and feature associations across arbitrary search results by seeding a broad product search and then invoking search-result mutation events such as searchRemoveFromCategory, searchExpireFromCategory, searchAddToCategory, searchAddFeature, and searchRemoveFeature, causing the servlet to authorize the request against only the base view-level permission declared on the request-map while the underlying event methods perform bulk entity-engine deletes/inserts without checking the DELETE/CREATE permission enforced by the equivalent service-layer operations (e.g. removeProductFromCategory). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz, upgrade to a fixed version (24.09.08) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-81808 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-81808

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81808?

Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-81808

### How do I fix CVE-2026-81808?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-81808

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7b2syzksp7klt9fvhdg0olldvs2g83lz

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