CVE-2024-45195: Apache OFBiz Forced Browsing Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 4 Feb 2025, 153 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

100%

EPSS score, percentile 100 of all scored records

How severe?

9.8 Critical

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

CISA deadline 25 Feb 2025. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisories and patches (3)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• before 18.12.16

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 25 February 2025.

Advisories and patches

• ofbiz.apache.org (Patch)
• lists.apache.org (Vendor advisory)
• ofbiz.apache.org (Mitigation, Release notes)

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45195

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Apache OFBiz contains a forced browsing vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to obtain unauthorized access.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2024-45195 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 4 Feb 2025.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 25 Feb 2025.
• The CVE record was published on 4 Sep 2024, 153 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 100% (percentile 100), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing)

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.16, which fixes the issue.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• issues.apache.org (Issue tracking)

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