What is CVE-2018-17192?

CVE-2018-17192 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-17192?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Nifi

CVE-2018-17192

The X-Frame-Options headers were applied inconsistently on some HTTP responses, resulting in duplicate or missing security headers. Some browsers would interpret these results incorrectly, allowing clickjacking attacks. Mitigation: The fix to consistently apply the security headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Nifi
Apache Software Foundation Nifi — versions Apache NiFi 1.0.0 - 1.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1021 — Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking)

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17192?: CVE-2018-17192 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Nifi, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-17192?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.