Code Injection in Apache Nifi - CVE-2023-34468
Published: June 13, 2023 / Updated: August 30, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77234
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34468
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the DBCPConnectionPool and HikariCPConnectionPool Controller Services. A remote user can configure a Database URL with the H2 driver that enables custom code execution.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Apache Nifi
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34468
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Nifi - update to 1.22.0