CVE-2017-7665
Cross-site Scripting in Apache NiFi
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-7665- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-7665- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4496 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4496- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx
Cross-site Scripting in Apache NiFi
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.
- Record
GHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-7665- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx
Cross-site Scripting in Apache NiFi
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.
- Record
GHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven |
before 0.7.4 | 0.7.4 |
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven |
before 0.7.4, plus listed versions 0.0.1-incubating0.0.2-incubating0.1.0-incubating0.2.0-incubating0.2.1 Show 11 moreShow less0.3.00.4.00.4.10.5.00.5.10.6.00.6.10.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.3 |
0.7.4 |
org.apache.nifi:nifiMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.3.0, plus listed versions 1.0.11.1.01.1.11.1.21.2.0 |
1.3.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-7665 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Nifi, published June 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.51%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.nifi:nifi 0.7.4.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/99009
lists.apache.org/thread.html/d779d6129de1a5aa149c219b2fc6e9e78156614eaac92a89cbaf9bce%40%3Cdev.nifi.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7665
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5r7-w9v3-ghmx