What is CVE-2024-38856?

CVE-2024-38856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-38856?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38856 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-38856 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-27), indicating it is being actively exploited. 60 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Apache Ofbiz

CVE-2024-38856

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: through 18.12.14. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.15, which fixes the issue. Unauthenticated endpoints could allow execution of screen rendering code of screens if some preconditions are met (such as when the screen definitions don't explicitly check user's permissions because they rely on the configuration of their endpoints).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.994 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.994 · newest: 0.994 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ofbiz
Apache Software Foundation Ofbiz — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-08-27. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-09-17.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (Product, product, mitigation)
ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (related, Patch)
lists.apache.org/thread/olxxjk6b13sl3wh9cmp0k2dscvp24l7w (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13128 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38856?: CVE-2024-38856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-38856?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38856 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-38856 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-27), indicating it is being actively exploited. 60 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.