CVE-2022-29158

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 2, 2022 at 07:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOFBiz

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Apache OFBiz up to version 18.12.05 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the way it handles URLs provided by external, unauthenticated users. Upgrade to 18.12.06 or apply patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12599

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 18.12.06Apache OFBiz ≤ v ≤ 18.12.05
Affected range stops below 18.12.06, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/5
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7k92rg1o4ql2yw3o0vttkcl2jhq7j928

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1333

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