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CVE-2019-0189

Q: Is CVE-2019-0189 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-0189 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 23.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-0189?

CVE-2019-0189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2019-09-11
Fixed in16.11.06
WeaknessCWE-502

Am I affected?

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Description

The java.io.ObjectInputStream is known to cause Java serialisation issues. This issue here is exposed by the "webtools/control/httpService" URL, and uses Java deserialization to perform code execution. In the HttpEngine, the value of the request parameter "serviceContext" is passed to the "deserialize" method of "XmlSerializer". Apache Ofbiz is affected via two different dependencies: "commons-beanutils" and an out-dated version of "commons-fileupload" Mitigation: Upgrade to 16.11.06 or manually apply the commits from OFBIZ-10770 and OFBIZ-10837 on branch 16

Timeline

dates in UTC

2019-09-1121:15CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Apache ofbiz

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
16.11	≥ 16.11.01, < 16.11.06	16.11.06	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Apache ofbiz to 16.11.06

Advisories and patches

s.apache.orgVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score23.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2019-09-11
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0189?

Is CVE-2019-0189 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-0189 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 23.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-0189?

CVE-2019-0189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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