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TI-2023-17293 Aliases CVE-2023-34468GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw

Apache NiFi: Potential Code Injection with Database Services using H2

Priority HIGH 75CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services in Apache NiFi 0.0.2 through 1.21.0 allow an authenticated and authorized user to configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution. The resolution validates the Database URL and rejects H2 JDBC locations. You are recommended to upgrade to version 1.22.0 or later which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.61869 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-base (Maven): 1.22.0org.apache.nifi:nifi-hikari-dbcp-service (Maven): 1.22.0+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache NiFi0.0.2 – 1.21.0—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-base (Maven)0.0.2 to before 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableGHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw
—org.apache.nifi:nifi-hikari-dbcp-service (Maven)0.0.2 to before 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableGHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw
—org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-service-nar (Maven)0.0.2 to before 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableGHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw
  • Apache NiFi VendorApache Affected 0.0.2 – 1.21.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-base (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.0.2 to before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw
  • org.apache.nifi:nifi-hikari-dbcp-service (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.0.2 to before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw
  • org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-service-nar (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.0.2 to before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.2 to before 1.22.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:nifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.2 to before 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-base (Maven) Fixed in 1.22.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw org.apache.nifi:nifi-hikari-dbcp-service (Maven) Fixed in 1.22.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw org.apache.nifi:nifi-dbcp-service-nar (Maven) Fixed in 1.22.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34468
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm2m-2q6h-22jw

References

Advisory 6

Other 6

  • 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-2017-11471 Improper input validation in Apache NiFi CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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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