CVE-2017-5636

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: October 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96731
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-5636
Source: security@apache.org
Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-5636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apache