# CVE-2024-36104: Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to a RCE

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-04
- CVSS: 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 87.9% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: before 18.12.14.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.14, which fixes the issue.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-09-17 | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-09-17 · updated · rule 200007070
  > Updated: signature 200007070 "Apache OFBiz Directory Traversal" (Path Traversal, risk High), systems: Java Servlets/JSP, Apache Tomcat, JavaServer Faces (JSF). References: CVE-2024-32113, CVE-2024-36104.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (2 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-36104, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (2 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-36104, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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