Critical severity · published Jan 23, 2018
CVE-2017-15697
A malicious X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context header containing external resources or embedded code could cause remote code execution
9.8
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/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)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NI
Nifi · Apache
1.0.0 through 1.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15697
Vendor Advisory
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15697
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