Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Published Jan 3, 2018 ·Due Jul 10, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 94.10%
Description
Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 4.0 · ≤ 4.0.24
- ≥ 5.0 · < 5.2.21
- ≥ 5.3 · < 5.3.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Date Added
Jan 10, 2022
Patch Due
Jul 10, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 94.10% (0.94104) | 99.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 94.10% (0.94104) | 99.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.76% (0.93757) | 99.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.32% (0.97320) | 99.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 97.01% (0.97013) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 96.85% (0.96847) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96894) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 96.99% (0.96992) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97113) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.15% (0.97149) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 71.08% (0.71078) | 99.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 71.08% (0.71078) | 99.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.47% (0.09469) | 87.07th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.47% (0.09469) | 86.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.47% (0.09469) | 94.10th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.47% (0.09469) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j239-4gqg-5j54 Advisory
- https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j239-4gqg-5j54 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486 | ||
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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