CVE-2017-7665 Cross-site Scripting in Apache NiFi

What is CVE-2017-7665?

CVE-2017-7665 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Nifi, published on 12 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Apache NiFi before 0.7.4 and 1.x before 1.3.0, there are certain user input components in the UI which had been guarding for some forms of XSS issues but were insufficient.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7665?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.nifi:nifi. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Nifi.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7665?

Upgrade org.apache.nifi:nifi to a fixed version for your release line: 0.7.4 or 1.3.0.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-7665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Nifi

• CVE-2018-1309 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15697 Apache NiFi XSS issue in context path handling Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-5636 Injection in Apache NiFi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-68981 Apache NiFi: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption through Decompression of HTTP Requests High 8.8
• CVE-2023-36542 Apache NiFi: Potential Code Injection with Properties Referencing Remote Resources High 8.8

All Apache Nifi vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx.