# CVE-2024-36104: Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to a RCE

Status: published. Published: 2024-06-04. Updated: 2026-11-03.

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.14.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.14, which fixes the issue.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Apache Software Foundation / Apache OFBiz: ≥ 0; < 18.12.14 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: apache
- apache_software_foundation / apache_ofbiz: ≥ 0; < 18.12.14 (affected, custom). Source: ADP: CISA-ADP

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "18.12.14",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 9.1 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N; source: ADP: CISA-ADP

- CVSS 3.1: 9.1 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N; source: NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 87.88% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 99.76%

- SSVC: exploitation poc; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-22

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (CNA: apache; mitigation)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (CNA: apache; related)

- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13092 (CNA: apache; issue-tracking)

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sv0xr8b1j7mmh5p37yldy9vmnzbodz2o (CNA: apache; vendor-advisory)

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/03/1 (CNA: apache)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (ADP: CVE; mitigation, x_transferred)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (ADP: CVE; related, x_transferred)

- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13092 (ADP: CVE; issue-tracking, x_transferred)

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sv0xr8b1j7mmh5p37yldy9vmnzbodz2o (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/03/1 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/03/1 (security@apache.org; Mailing List)

- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13092 (security@apache.org; Issue Tracking)

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sv0xr8b1j7mmh5p37yldy9vmnzbodz2o (security@apache.org; Mailing List, Release Notes)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (security@apache.org; Product)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (security@apache.org; Vendor Advisory)

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/03/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Mailing List)

- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13092 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Issue Tracking)

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sv0xr8b1j7mmh5p37yldy9vmnzbodz2o (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Mailing List, Release Notes)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Product)

- https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Vendor Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: apache: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36104; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-03

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36104; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-36104; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported

Revision: 83a59e3d3df7ed64e467d5b919ac2b63ffe0c9b233990acd1dc3ea541d297e15

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