What is CVE-2017-5635?

CVE-2017-5635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-5635?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Nifi

CVE-2017-5635

In Apache NiFi before 0.7.2 and 1.x before 1.1.2 in a cluster environment, if an anonymous user request is replicated to another node, the originating node identity is used rather than the "anonymous" user.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Nifi — versions 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 1.1.0
Apache Software Foundation Nifi — versions 1.1.1, 0.7.1, 0.7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5635?: CVE-2017-5635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-5635?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.