CVE-2018-17200
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests...
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the serviceContent parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This XStream instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of ProcessBuilder. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the serviceContent parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This XStream instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of ProcessBuilder. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019
- Record
CVE-2018-17200- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the serviceContent parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This XStream instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of ProcessBuilder. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019
- Record
CVE-2018-17200- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8964 No score
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the serviceContent parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This XStream instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of ProcessBuilder. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019
- Record
EUVD-2018-8964- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rv9j-p5m2-3523 No score
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests...
The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the serviceContent parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This XStream instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of ProcessBuilder. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019
- Record
GHSA-rv9j-p5m2-3523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17200 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Ofbiz, published September 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.03%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
s.apache.org/m9boi
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8f01aab5dd92487c191599def3c950c643d7ad297c4db1d6722ea151%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17200
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv9j-p5m2-3523