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CVE-2025-26865

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This issue affects Apache OFBiz: from 18.12.17 before 18.12.18. It's a regression between 18.12.17 and 18.12.18. In case you use something like that, which is not recommended! For security, only official releases should be used. In other words, if you use 18.12.17 you are still safe. The version 18.12.17 is not a affected. But something between 18.12.17 and 18.12.18 is. In that case, users are recommended to upgrade to version 18.12.18, which fixes the issue.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.5, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from apache organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-03-10T14:15:25.220

Last Modified

2025-06-23T18:37:09.027

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-1336

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	ofbiz	18.12.17	Yes

References

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12594 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://lists.apache.org/thread/prb48ztk01bflyyjbl6p56wlcc1n5sz7 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html Product ([email protected])
https://ofbiz.apache.org/security.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/07/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.