

Applying the latest ColdFusion security update without a corresponding JDK update won’t secure the server.Verifying Apache Software Foundation Releases ¶ The updates are for versions 2021, 2016 and 2018.Īdobe also recommends updating the ColdFusion JDK/JRE to the latest version of the LTS releases for 1.8 and JDK 11.

UPDATE: In addition, today Adobe posted updates to its ColdFusion web application development platform to cover a critical vulnerability. Consulting firms make money from OFBiz by offering customization and support. Users can also set up product and catalog management, promotion and pricing management, supply chain fulfillment and payment systems.Īs a free suite and framework, it’s appealing to small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. “An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to successfully take over Apache OFBiz,” notes the description of the problem, tracked as CVE-2021-2629, in the NIST vulnerability database.Īpache OFBiz is a Java-based suite of business applications including accounting, warehouse and inventory management, oversight of manufacturing, customer relationship management, order management and e-commerce. This particular bug in OFBiz allows unsafe deserialization in versions prior to 17.12.06. Deserialization reverses the process, restoring the serialized byte stream to an object again.


Briefly, serialization converts a Java object into a byte stream which can be saved into a file on a local disk or sent over the network to any other machine. In technical terms, the vulnerability is called a Java serialization problem. Software developers using the open-source Apache OFBiz enterprise resource management and e-commerce suite are being urged to apply the latest security update after the discovery of a critical vulnerability that could allow a business to be hacked. Artificial Intelligence (809) Auto Tech (31) Blockchain (151) CanadianCIO (84) Careers & Education (4413) Channel Strategy (22) Cloud (2004) Communications & Telecom (336) Companies (670) Data & Analytics (1251) Development (643) Digital Transformation (1165) Distribution (123) Diversity & Inclusion (42) Ecommerce (82) Emerging Tech (24142) End User Hardware (29) Engineering (79) Financial (105) FinTech (79) Future of Work (314) Governance (93) Government & Public Sector (5985) Human Resources (801) Infrastructure (8490) IoT (6164) ITWC Morning Briefing (108) Leadership (4256) Legal (111) Legislation (122) Managed Services & Outsourcing (4302) Marketing (53) MarTech (3) Medical (19) Mobility (3415) Not For Profit (14) Open Source (25) Operations (68) People (96) Podcasts (1911) Privacy (578) Project Management (1099) Security (7518) Service (38) Smart Home (15) SMB (50) smb-leadership (1) Social Networks (146) Software (4127) Supply Chain (107) Sustainability (76) Tech in Sports (4) Women in Tech (168)
