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CVE-2024-38856

98
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-38856 is a critical Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz versions through 18.12.14, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute screen rendering code under specific conditions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit modules available in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community and media attention. Organizations using affected versions are strongly advised to upgrade to Apache OFBiz 18.12.15 immediately.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 18.12.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, <= 18.12.14CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Aug 27, 2024
Metasploit: Apache OFBiz forgotPassword/ProgramExport RCE · May 30, 2024
Nuclei: CVE-2024-38856 · Aug 5, 2024
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9943 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/08/04/1
Mailing List
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/OFBIZ-13128
Issue Tracking
lists.apache.org / thread/olxxjk6b13sl3wh9cmp0k2dscvp24l7w
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
ofbiz.apache.org / download.html
Product
ofbiz.apache.org / security.html
Patch