Apache OFBiz up to 18.12.05 Ecommerce Plugin Subject special elements used in a template engine

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apache OFBiz up to 18.12.05. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Ecommerce Plugin. The manipulation of the argument Subject leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-25813. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache OFBiz up to 18.12.05. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Ecommerce Plugin. The manipulation of the argument Subject with an unknown input leads to a improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Apache OFBiz, versions 18.12.05 and earlier, an attacker acting as an anonymous user of the ecommerce plugin, can insert a malicious content in a message “Subject” field from the "Contact us" page. Then a party manager needs to list the communications in the party component to activate the SSTI. A RCE is then possible.

The weakness was published 09/02/2022. The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-25813 since 02/23/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1221 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Apache

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• OFBiz

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• 18.12.05

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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