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Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Apache OFBiz up to version 18.12.05 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the way it handles URLs provided by external, unauthenticated users. Upgrade to 18.12.06 or apply patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12599

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CVEs
CVE-2022-29158
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3 Nov 2026, 18:11 UTC · Revision 1

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Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Sept 2022, 07:10 UTC

Apache OFBiz up to version 18.12.05 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the way it handles URLs provided by external, unauthenticated users. Upgrade to 18.12.06 or apply patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12599

osv:CVE-2022-29158
Complete source record
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