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CVE-2017-15697 Details

Description

A malicious X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context header containing external resources or embedded code could cause remote code execution. The fix to properly handle these headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.5.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15697 CVEVendor Advisory
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15697 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apache nifi
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15697
NVD Published Date:
Jan 23, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-15697 Details - Not Deferred