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Improper Authentication In Apache NiFi

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.nifi:nifi (Maven)

Affected versions

< 0.7.2
>= 1.0.0, < 1.1.2

Patched versions

0.7.2
1.1.2

Description

In Apache NiFi before 0.7.2 and 1.x before 1.1.2 in a cluster environment, if an anonymous user request is replicated to another node, the originating node identity is used rather than the "anonymous" user.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 19, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Nov 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 30, 2023

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-5635

GHSA ID

GHSA-jgj9-6v78-6g8m

Source code

No known source code
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