Vulnerability in Primetek Primefaces
CVE-2017-1000486
Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.941 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.941 · newest: 0.941 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/ (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000486?
- CVE-2017-1000486 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Primetek Primefaces, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000486?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1000486 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2017-1000486 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.