{"id":"CVE-2018-17200","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-17200","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:38:05.776Z","title":"This service takes the `serviceContent` parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream.","description":"The Apache OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. This service takes the `serviceContent` parameter in the request and deserializes it using XStream. This `XStream` instance is slightly guarded by disabling the creation of `ProcessBuilder`. However, this can be easily bypassed (and in multiple ways). Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the following commits on branch 16 r1850017+1850019","published":"2019-09-11T21:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:45:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apache/ofbiz"],"epss":{"score":0.05027,"percentile":0.9222,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r034123f2767830169fd04c922afb22d2389de6e2faf3a083207202bc%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8f01aab5dd92487c191599def3c950c643d7ad297c4db1d6722ea151%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8651e75162819a267384f8a31c20884bc3a9a6707afbf75200cd98d%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfafb229c0d805c8f2bd232d28cd1297876faf5c953f1d7bcf76eef4f%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://s.apache.org/m9boi","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r034123f2767830169fd04c922afb22d2389de6e2faf3a083207202bc%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8f01aab5dd92487c191599def3c950c643d7ad297c4db1d6722ea151%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8651e75162819a267384f8a31c20884bc3a9a6707afbf75200cd98d%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfafb229c0d805c8f2bd232d28cd1297876faf5c953f1d7bcf76eef4f%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://s.apache.org/m9boi","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17200","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}