CVE-2021-37608: Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in OFBiz

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache OFBiz allows an attacker to execute remote commands. This issue affects Apache OFBiz version 17.12.07 and prior versions. Upgrade to at least 17.12.08 or apply patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12297.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: before 17.12.08 — fixed in 17.12.08

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz 17.12.08. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r164c91c47d638869c38e41b3ce501ecaa71f385939f098b2e04df049%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21f76ccb0fca2e2b236328d91b9d4b760352fae6293d5275f1c25a3a%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r23d04e9c477c3547f6cc87f11626899617927053bbac15b72645ac7b%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3f1046dccb61568ca8d871f4527f274b2a531e0865fbe2c9afbfecce%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5899ec8324d961863e162b75679309ba4ebe9dbd79cd28edbaafcdca%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5b7e87f970d678f819263b35b7179f0d979f5c0f716d789aec6536f9%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8d824c1491f552da820ef181b7b2d0541410b3a8748b7906265bbb03%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra582196fe06566ac4dbd896223f58c379cdb38088df95def41517422%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/radf6d421ec20c9e6d738155d380514f9ba1c9386c5500bda2c9429aa%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rae6c5ec2c5fc00cbc75612ab6d94a8cc0d02603228cab6316f2b858e%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb4024165b7ef0428761aa0c334d44bf8bd05b533310589ee30e3b6e1%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc40120f33e38f51fc1036c6572094d44cb19d73aa8d40142165ed92d%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

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