Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Nifi - CVE-2023-36542

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Nifi - CVE-2023-36542

Published: August 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36542
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Nifi
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application allows unprivileged users to reference an external URL for retrieving drivers. A local user can configure the application to retrieve malicious code from an external URL and execute it on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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