CVE-2024-36104 | Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to a RCE

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.14. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.14, which fixes the issue.

Published: 2024-06-04 Last update: 2025-07-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-36104 is rated High Risk (71.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.07%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-36104

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-15 92.90% 93.07% +0.17%
2 2026-03-25 93.56% 92.90% -0.66%
3 2026-02-09 93.56%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-36104

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-36104

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-36104

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache ofbiz < 18.12.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-36104

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