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CVE-2017-5636
Injection in Apache NiFi
Also known as GHSA-jrcc-7jf5-3pxg
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.6%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Apache NiFi before 0.7.2 and 1.x before 1.1.2 in a cluster environment, the proxy chain serialization/deserialization is vulnerable to an injection attack where a carefully crafted username could impersonate another user and gain their permissions on a replicated request to another node.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.nifi:nifi | <0.7.2 >=1.0.0, <1.1.2 | 0.7.2 1.1.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/96731 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nifi.apache.org /security.html#CVE-2017-5636 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5636 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5636
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-jrcc-7jf5-3pxg
- NVD: CVE-2017-5636
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