# Apache OFBiz Incorrect Authorization · pwn.watch

> Apache OFBiz contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that could allow remote code execution via a Groovy payload in the context of the OFBiz user process by an unauthenticated attacker. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-08-27.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/apache-ofbiz-cve-2024-38856 · generated 2026-10-22T20:15:47.501Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Apache OFBiz
- Started: 2024-08-05 · closed: 2024-08-27
- CVEs: CVE-2024-38856
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-08-27: CISA added CVE-2024-38856 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-09-17) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-08-05: CVE-2024-38856 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38856)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Apache OFBiz Incorrect Authorization

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/apache-ofbiz-cve-2024-38856 · status: closed (closed Aug 27, 2024) · severity: high · updated Aug 27, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Apache OFBiz contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that could allow remote code execution via a Groovy payload in the context of the OFBiz user process by an unauthenticated attacker. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-08-27.

Severity detail: CVSS 8.1 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Apache OFBiz
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-38856

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Aug 27, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-38856 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-09-17)
- Aug 5, 2024: CVE-2024-38856 published

## Advisories
- [Apache advisory: CVE-2024-38856](https://lists.apache.org/thread/olxxjk6b13sl3wh9cmp0k2dscvp24l7w) (Apache)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-38856](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38856) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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