CVE-2017-15697

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A malicious X-ProxyContextPath or X-Forwarded-Context header containing external resources or embedded code could cause remote code execution. The fix to properly handle these headers was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.5.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 23, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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