CVE-2023-51467
Published: 26 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-51467 is a critical-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2023-51467 is an authentication bypass affecting Apache OFBiz that permits attackers to circumvent authentication processes and remotely execute arbitrary code. It is tracked under CWE-918 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no privileges or user interaction and produce high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the flaw to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected installations. The current EPSS score of 0.94, with a recorded peak of 0.9416, indicates sustained and elevated exploitation interest since disclosure.
Apache OFBiz advisories, including JIRA issue OFBIZ-12873, mailing-list announcements, release notes for 18.12.11, and the project download page, direct users to apply the available patches and upgrades to remediate the issue.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-56180
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability permits attackers to circumvent authentication processes, enabling them to remotely execute arbitrary code
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.