CVE-2017-15703

low-risk
Published 2018-01-25

Any authenticated user (valid client certificate but without ACL permissions) could upload a template which contained malicious code and caused a denial of service via Java deserialization attack. The fix to properly handle Java deserialization was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.4.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Apache

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15703
Vendor Advisory https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15703
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low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal