CVE-2017-5636
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- apache/nifi
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-5636Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-5636Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.