Description
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.
Remediation
References
https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2017-15703
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-12397 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.ranger:ranger
CVE-2018-20677 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars:bootstrap
CVE-2016-3727 Vulnerability in maven package org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
CVE-2020-2301 Vulnerability in maven package org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory
CVE-2023-27904 Vulnerability in maven package org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core