Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-51467

SSRF in Apache Ofbiz ≤ 18.12.11

High EPSSSSRF
Published
26 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.96 99.9th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-51467 is a critical-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

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.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The vulnerability permits attackers to circumvent authentication processes, enabling them to remotely execute arbitrary code

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

apache
ofbiz
≤ 18.12.11

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

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.

addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References