What is CVE-2016-8748?

CVE-2016-8748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-8748?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Nifi

CVE-2016-8748

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Nifi — versions 1.1.0
Apache Software Foundation Nifi — versions 1.0.0, 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8748?: CVE-2016-8748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-8748?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.