{"id":"CVE-2016-8748","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8748","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:49:15.854Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2017-10-19T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["apache/nifi"],"epss":{"score":0.01994,"percentile":0.80588,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95621","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2016-8748","tags":["Issue Tracking","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95621","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2016-8748","tags":["Issue Tracking","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8748","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}