CVE-2018-8033: Apache OFBiz

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 25.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Apache OFBiz 16.11.01 to 16.11.04, the OFBiz HTTP engine (org.apache.ofbiz.service.engine.HttpEngine.java) handles requests for HTTP services via the /webtools/control/httpService endpoint. Both POST and GET requests to the httpService endpoint may contain three parameters: serviceName, serviceMode, and serviceContext. The exploitation occurs by having DOCTYPEs pointing to external references that trigger a payload that returns secret information from the host.

Affected products

• Apache OFBiz: from 16.11.01, up to and including 16.11.04

Published 2018-12-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.