CVE-2017-15703 json
Denial of service via deserialization attack in nifi
published 2018-01-25 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-xwx6-vmj4-5rv8 , EUVD-2019-0720
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.nifi:nifi-framework-cluster-protocol | <1.5.0 |
1.5.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache NiFi
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-15703
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xwx6-vmj4-5rv8
- NVD CVE-2017-15703
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