CVE-2020-9496

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in...

6.1 MediumPublic exploit

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

98.9%Up 33.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Record: CVE-2020-9496
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Record: CVE-2020-9496
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-30302 No score

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Record: EUVD-2020-30302
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p23h-x6wc-8w4g 6.1

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in...

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Record: GHSA-p23h-x6wc-8w4g
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

Record: CVE-2020-9496
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ApacheOfBiz 17.12.01 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)	2021-08-04
Metasploit	Apache OFBiz XML-RPC Java Deserialization	2020-07-13
Nuclei	Apache OFBiz 17.12.03 - Cross-Site Scripting
PoC in GitHub	Vulnmachines/apache-ofbiz-CVE-2020-9496	2021-04-01
PoC in GitHub	ambalabanov/CVE-2020-9496	2021-06-06
PoC in GitHub	cyber-niz/CVE-2020-9496	2021-05-07
PoC in GitHub	dwisiswant0/CVE-2020-9496	2020-08-15
PoC in GitHub	g33xter/CVE-2020-9496	2021-04-30
PoC in GitHub	s4dbrd/CVE-2020-9496	2021-08-04
PoC in GitHub	yuaneuro/ofbiz-poc	2021-05-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-9496 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Ofbiz, published July 15, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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