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TI-2017-11471 Aliases CVE-2017-15697GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm

Improper input validation in Apache NiFi

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04832 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven): 1.5.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache NiFi1.0.0 - 1.4.0; 0.1.0 - 0.7.x—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven)1.0.0 to before 1.5.01.5.0Patch availableGHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm
  • Apache NiFi VendorApache Affected 1.0.0 - 1.4.0; 0.1.0 - 0.7.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.5.0 Fixed in 1.5.0 Patch available GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 – 1.4.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 – 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven) Fixed in 1.5.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15697
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cm

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-17293 Apache NiFi: Potential Code Injection with Database Services using H2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-16549 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2019-07411 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Commons Beanutils CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2018-01212 XML external entity injection in Apache NiFi CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03489 Deserialization of untrusted data in jackson-databind CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-03637 Injection in Apache NiFi CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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