9.8

CVE-2017-5636: apache software foundation apache nifi Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-jrcc-7jf5-3pxg
Published 19-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5636 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in apache software foundation apache nifi. EPSS estimates a 3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Apache NiFi before 0.7.2 and 1.x before 1.1.2 in a cluster environment, the proxy chain serialization/deserialization is vulnerable to an injection attack where a carefully crafted username could impersonate another user and gain their permissions on a replicated request to another node.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.60% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • nifi0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1
Apache software foundation1 product
Org.apache.nifi1 product
  • nifi< 0.7.2 | ≥ 1.0.0, < 1.1.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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