The message-page.jsp error page used the value of the HTTP request header X-ProxyContextPath without sanitization, resulting in a reflected XSS attack
Published Dec 19, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.76%
Description
The message-page.jsp error page used the value of the HTTP request header X-ProxyContextPath without sanitization, resulting in a reflected XSS attack. Mitigation: The fix to correctly parse and sanitize the request attribute value was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.8.0 release. Users running a prior 1.x release should upgrade to the appropriate release.
Affected products
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- Version Apache NiFi 1.0.0 - 1.7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache NiFi | n/a |
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v3
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02758) | 85.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02758) | 84.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01356) | 78.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 57.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 56.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 30.13th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 29.49th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 67.45th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qq9-rrq6-48ff Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/nifi/commit/e62aa0252dfcf34dff0c3a9c51265b1d0f9dfc9f
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-5442
- https://nifi.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-17193 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17193
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