GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm Apache NiFi XSS issue in context path handling

CRITICAL Published 2022-05-14 Modified 2022-11-01 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-15697
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.nifi:nifi
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Reviewed
2022-11-01

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.nifi:nifi: >= 1.0.0, < 1.5.0 → fixed in 1.5.0

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-15697 A malicious X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context header containing external resources or embedded code could cause remote code… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References