RCE flaw in Apache OFBiz could allow to take over the ERP system

The Apache Software Foundation fixed a high severity remote code execution flaw in Apache OFBiz that could have allowed attackers to take over the ERP system.

The Apache Software Foundation addressed last week a high severity vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, tracked as CVE-2021-26295, that could have allowed a remote, unauthenticated attacker to take over the ERP system.

Unsafe deserialization occurs when malformed data or unexpected data could be used to abuse application logic, deny service, or execute arbitrary code when deserialized. This category of issue could compromise the availability, authorization process, and bypass access control.

Apache OFBiz is an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that provides a suite of enterprise applications that integrate and automate many of the business processes of an enterprise.

The issue is unsafe deserialization that affects versions prior to 17.12.06, it could allow unauthorized remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server and potentially take over the open-source ERP system.

“Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.06. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to successfully take over Apache OFBiz.” wrote Jacques Le Roux.

The flaw was reported by r00t4dm at Cloud-Penetrating Arrow Lab, MagicZero from SGLAB of Legendsec at Qi’anxin Group, and Longofo at Knownsec 404 Team.

Admins have to upgrade their OFBiz install to the latest version (17.12.06) as soon as possible.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, OFBiz)

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Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.