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CVE-2022-25370: Unauth Stored XSS vulnerability in the Birt plugin of Apache OFBiz

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Apache OFBiz uses the Birt plugin (https://eclipse.github.io/birt-website/) to create data visualizations and reports. In Apache OFBiz release 18.12.05, and earlier versions, by leveraging a vulnerability in Birt (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=538142), an unauthenticated malicious user could perform a stored XSS attack in order to inject a malicious payload and execute it using the stored XSS.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.06 — fixed in 18.12.06

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz 18.12.06. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/03/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/vrvzokvxqtc4t6d7g8xgz89xpxcvjofh
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/03/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/vrvzokvxqtc4t6d7g8xgz89xpxcvjofh

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