---
id: "CVE-2024-45195"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-45195"]
title: "Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "apache ofbiz", "fixed": ["18.12.16"], "affected": "< 18.12.16", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Apache OFBiz", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["apache-ofbiz", "exploited", "java", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["not-running-ofbiz"]
published_at: "2024-09-04T09:15:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-45195", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45195", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

Apache OFBiz, an open-source ERP and e-commerce Java application, has a forced browsing flaw that lets a remote attacker reach pages they should not access. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:apache ofbiz affected < 18.12.16 fixed 18.12.16
- vendor:Apache OFBiz affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the mitigations in the Apache OFBiz advisory for CVE-2024-45195, or stop using the product if no mitigation is available. Exact fixed version: unknown.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-45195
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45195

## From the sources

Apache OFBiz contains a forced browsing vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to obtain unauthorized access.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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