CVE-2024-45507 — Apache
HIGHCVE-2024-45507 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Code Injection vulnerability. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 93.2% (100th percentile). A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache OFBiz: Prevent use of URLs in files when loading them from Java or Groovy, leading to a RCE
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-45507.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-45507 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE sits: patch-first territory.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,333 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.
This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.16.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.16, which fixes the issue.
Detection & mitigation playbook
VulnerabilityDetect
Identify every host running the affected component and compare the installed build against the fixed version below — for source-built or distro-packaged software the version string, not a lockfile, is the source of truth (`dpkg -l`, `rpm -q`, or the binary's own `--version`). Because exploitation targets the running service rather than your application code, O3 also flags the exploit behaviour from runtime telemetry and egress traffic.
Fix
Upgrade the affected component to the fixed release for CVE-2024-45507, or apply your distribution's backported patch — distro builds are often patched at an older version number, so check your vendor's advisory rather than the upstream version alone.
Workarounds
Reduce reachability while you patch: restrict network access to the service to trusted sources, disable or gate the affected component where your deployment allows it, and add a WAF/IPS signature if one exists for CVE-2024-45507. O3's runtime protection blocks the code injection flaw at execution, which holds the line on hosts you cannot patch immediately.
How O3 protects you
O3 detects and blocks CVE-2024-45507 exploitation at runtime with eBPF exploit-chain detection, plus L7 egress monitoring that catches a post-exploitation callback and cuts the attacker's outbound channel.
Tailored to CVE-2024-45507. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect CVE-2024-45507
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2024-45507 -u https://target- Template
- Apache OFBiz - Remote Code Execution
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Unauthenticated attackers can exploit missing view authorization checks to execute arbitrary code on Apache OFBiz servers.
- Remediation
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.16, which fixes the issue.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (chybeta, iamnooob, rootxharsh), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-45507 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-45507 across dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.