High severity · published Aug 30, 2017
CVE-2016-4462
By manipulating the URL parameter externalLoginKey, a malicious, logged in user could pass valid Freemarker directives to the Template Engine that are reflected on the webpage; a…
8.8
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
By manipulating the URL parameter externalLoginKey, a malicious, logged in user could pass valid Freemarker directives to the Template Engine that are reflected on the webpage; a specially crafted Freemarker template could be used for remote code execution. Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache OFBiz 16.11.01
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
OFBiz · Apache
11.04; 11.04.01; 11.04.02; 11.04.03; 11.04.04; 11.04.05; +12 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4462
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4462
Third Party Advisory
http://git.net/ml/dev.ofbiz.apache.org/2016-11/msg00180.html
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