CVE-2020-9496

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—💥 Exploit

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base score: 6.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 9/30/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Apache OFBiz XML-RPC Java Deserialization
Published on Exploit-DB · ApacheOfBiz 17.12.01 - Remote Command Execution (RCE) (8/4/2021)
Nuclei template (automated mass detection) · Apache OFBiz 17.12.03 - Cross-Site Scripting
Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub

⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.

Affected technologies (1)

Apache — Ofbiz

CWEs

CWE-79, CWE-502

References

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