Cross-site Scripting in Apache NiFi

Also known as GHSA-g2fm-x3cp-mqw9

Published 9 y ago 2017-10-19 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.4

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.0%

percentile 81%

Public exploits

none known

In Apache NiFi before 1.0.1 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, there is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in connection details dialog when accessed by an authorized user. The user supplied text was not being properly handled when added to the DOM.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	5.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	3.5	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`
GitHub	3.0	5.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`org.apache.nifi:nifi`	<1.0.1 >=1.1.0, <1.1.1	1.0.1 1.1.1

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/95621 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
nifi.apache.org /security.html#CVE-2016-8748 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8748 · advisory

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2016-8748
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-g2fm-x3cp-mqw9
NVD: CVE-2016-8748

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Summary