CVE-2020-9496

MEDIUMNVD 6.19.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 99% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.1% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 6.1 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 99%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 99%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
85(Track)
EG Risk 85/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation99% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 15, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (20)

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 22:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-19 08:52 UTCOSV refresh
  4. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-08 15:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-01 14:51 UTCOSV refresh
  8. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-13 23:13 UTCOSV refresh
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  17. 2026-06-11 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-05-29 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-05-27 01:18 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-05-27 01:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-05-24 00:15 UTCOSV refresh

Publicly available exploits

(8 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (5 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCLy0nt4r/CVE-2020-9496
    First seen Aug 15, 2022

    ApacheOfBiz 17.12.01 - Unauthorized Remote Code Executión

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-50178
    First seen Aug 4, 2021

    ApacheOfBiz 17.12.01 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCs4dbrd/CVE-2020-9496
    First seen Aug 4, 2021
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCyuaneuro/ofbiz-poc
    First seen May 13, 2021

    CVE-2020-9496和CVE-2021-26295利用dnslog批量验证漏洞poc及exp

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCg33xter/CVE-2020-9496
    First seen Apr 30, 2021

    Apache OFBiz unsafe deserialization of XMLRPC arguments

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCdwisiswant0/CVE-2020-9496
    First seen Aug 15, 2020
    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/apache_ofbiz_deserialization✓ verified
    First seen Jul 13, 2020

    Apache OFBiz XML-RPC Java Deserialization

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-9496.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Apache OFBiz 17.12.03 - Cross-Site Scripting

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-9496?
CVE-2020-9496 is a medium vulnerability published on July 15, 2020. XML-RPC request are vulnerable to unsafe deserialization and Cross-Site Scripting issues in Apache OFBiz 17.12.03
When was CVE-2020-9496 disclosed?
CVE-2020-9496 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-9496 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-9496 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9496?
CVE-2020-9496 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-9496?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-9496, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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