CVE-2017-15703
lowpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Any authenticated user (valid client certificate but without ACL permissions) could upload a template which contained malicious code and caused a denial of service via Java deserialization attack. The fix to properly handle Java deserialization was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.4.0 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 · low–medium · 3.5–5
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affected products (3)
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- Maven org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-cluster-protocol< 1.5.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.nifi/nifi-framework-cluster-protocol
advisories (1)
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- GHSA-xwx6-vmj4-5rv8Denial of service via deserialization attack in nifi2019-10-25ghsa · osvUS
A vulnerability found in Apache NIFI before 1.5.0-RC1. Attacker can perform XXE attacks through JAXB.
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