Deserialization in Apache Ofbiz

CVE-2019-0189

The java.io.ObjectInputStream is known to cause Java serialisation issues. This issue here is exposed by the "webtools/control/httpService" URL, and uses Java deserialization to perform code execution. In the HttpEngine, the value of the request parameter "serviceContext" is passed to the "deserialize" method of "XmlSerializer". Apache Ofbiz is affected via two different dependencies: "commons-beanutils" and an out-dated version of "commons-fileupload" Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the commits from OFBIZ-10770 and OFBIZ-10837 on branch 16

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.237 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0189?
CVE-2019-0189 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-0189?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-0189 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.