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-2020-14338 Vulnerability in maven package xerces:xercesimpl
CVE-2023-25164 Vulnerability in npm package @tinacms/cli
CVE-2008-5515 Vulnerability in maven package tomcat:catalina
CVE-2022-42466 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.isis.viewer:isis-viewer-wicket-ui
CVE-2016-0779 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.tomee:arquillian-tomee-embedded