What is CVE-2017-15697?

CVE-2017-15697 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-15697?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apache Nifi

CVE-2017-15697

A malicious X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context header containing external resources or embedded code could cause remote code execution. The fix to properly handle these headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.5.0 release. Users run…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Nifi
Apache Software Foundation Nifi — versions 1.0.0 - 1.4.0, 0.1.0 - 0.7.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15697?: CVE-2017-15697 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-15697?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.