CVE-2017-1000486: Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

Critical severity · published Jan 3, 2018

CVE-2017-1000486

Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

In wildKEV

9.8

CVSS

94.1%

EPSS

Yes

On KEV

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)94.1% · higher than 100% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildYes

CISA KEVListed Jan 10, 2022

Federal remediation dueJul 10, 2022

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Primefaces · Primetek

4.0 through 4.0.24; 5.0 before 5.2.21; 5.3 before 5.3.8 · source: NVD

Primefaces Application · Primetek

All versions, or not specified · source: KEV

Affected product

Primefaces

Primetek

All Primefaces CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000486

CISA KEV catalogue

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

Exploit

http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html

Broken Link

https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/

US Government Resource

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486