{"id":"CVE-2023-34468","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-34468","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T23:23:42.311Z","title":"The DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services in Apache NiFi 0.0.2 through 1.21.0 allow an authenticated and authorized user to configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution.","description":"The DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services in Apache NiFi 0.0.2 through 1.21.0 allow an authenticated and authorized user to configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution.\n\nThe resolution validates the Database URL and rejects H2 JDBC locations.\n\nYou are recommended to upgrade to version 1.22.0 or later which fixes this issue.","published":"2023-06-12T16:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:03:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["apache/nifi"],"epss":{"score":0.61869,"percentile":0.99175,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174398/Apache-NiFi-H2-Connection-String-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/12/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/7b82l4f5blmpkfcynf3y6z4x1vqo59h8","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2023-34468","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.cyfirma.com/outofband/apache-nifi-cve-2023-34468-rce-vulnerability-analysis-and-exploitation/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174398/Apache-NiFi-H2-Connection-String-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/12/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/7b82l4f5blmpkfcynf3y6z4x1vqo59h8","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2023-34468","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cyfirma.com/outofband/apache-nifi-cve-2023-34468-rce-vulnerability-analysis-and-exploitation/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34468","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."}