CVE-2017-15697
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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- GHSA-29ph-fjf3-c5cmApache NiFi XSS issue in context path handling2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
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