CVE-2017-5636

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 v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-5636	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96731	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:0.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:0.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:1.1.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2017-10-19 13:29

Updated : 2017-11-07 05:52

NVD link : CVE-2017-5636

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5636

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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Products Affected

apache

nifi

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