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 running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

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

EPSS: 0.048 (91.4th 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.